--- In GLOWPhotoPortfolio-Tanya@yahoogroups.com, "redbirdi"
<redbirdi@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> Hey VickyVictoryfan,
>
> Thank you for the comments on the New Photos. It is really nice
to
> have a response when I put up some more photos. Otherwise I never
> really know how they are perceived.
>
> As you may recall we have been working hard to get an
> independent "real" website built. We will have an ever growing
> gallery of photos that will be large and beautiful. As a
membership
> site it will be secure and we can post so much more of the
exclusive
> collection that is really "amazing." It is difficult to continue
to
> put up the large size files, knowing that people are downloading
> them. They are not hear to be taken. They are hear to be shared,
> viewed, enjoyed, talked about, etc. It is difficult to figure out
how
> to discourage people from doing this, other than to make the files
> smaller so they are not worth downloading.
>
> So here is the choice: You can help me with this… Do I post very
few
> new photos, because you want them to still be larger? Or do we
think
> of this site as a place for new photos to be previews into what
lies
> ahead and will be in full size and much more clarity on the New
site?
> In which case I can post more photos, (a few for each feature or
> collection that we do on the Membership site.) Tell me what you
> think? I have been trying to figure out how to deal with this
dilemma
> for months?
>
> Sincerely,
> Redbirdi
>
>
I certainly understand where you are coming from, personally I have
not saved a single to pic to my computer, understanding and
respecting your wishes as the moderator, it's a shame not everyone
has done the same.
Having to choose between having my cake (more new photos at a
smaller size) and eating it to (being able to really appreciate your
work at full size) I'd have to take the former. New pics get people
active in this group, and the more activity the better!

BTW is there any chance of seeing larger version of just Vicky from
the group shot in her album, it really is a nice picture of her.

Victoryfan