Some people on the site have suggested i take my face off the Ozmeet picture and use it as my avatar. They don't seem to appreciate my lovely Jeep.
Well i'm willing to give it a go, (remove the
Jeep.....for a short while at least) but if i'm to do this, i need to know how to it. Now the destructions for this, could well be in Pauline's very
comprehensive list of 'How to do things" but i really don't have a clue what i'm even looking for in it. Could anyone tell me how to do it,
or if it is too hard to show me, kindly do it for me? I don't mind either way, whatever is easiest for the wonderful volunteer. Yours gratefully
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Posts: 20924 03-07-08 13:46 Retired Auctioneer |
See here:
step 8 deals with cropping - but ignore the stuff about keeping the same shape - ideally you want it square but it's not critical. steps 9 and on deal with saving - make sure you don't save over your original! And the general stuff on avatars is here. If that doesn't cover it, get back to me! 
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Posts: 21081 03-07-08 13:51 Established Tree |
Ah, I did wonder if you would get here first, Pauline! Well, I've done a little crop so Ally may as well have it as a back up.
 
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Posts: 18869 03-07-08 13:52 Quiz Coordinator |
Glad I checked back, as I was going to do that too.
  
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Posts: 20925 03-07-08 15:37 Retired Auctioneer |
The nitpicker stopped me doing that, on the grounds that the quality will be much better if Ally goes back to the original image.
If you want to send me the full-size original file, Ally, I'd be more than happy to do it for you.
Doesn't stop you having a go yourself in the meantime! 
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Posts: 410 03-07-08 16:26 |
Well i've been having a practice, and this is what i came up with. Which is the best please ?
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Posts: 21083 03-07-08 17:32 Established Tree |
Yours Ally!
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Posts: 18872 03-07-08 17:35 Quiz Coordinator |
Actually, I thought that Laurel's was clearer.
 However, Pauline is right (as always) in that taking it from the original photo would be much clearer.
Every time you copy a jpeg it loses detail.
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Posts: 21084 03-07-08 17:46 Established Tree |
I wonder if Ally used 'save' rather than 'save as' and no longer has the original big version.
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Posts: 20928 03-07-08 18:16 Retired Auctioneer |
Whichever you prefer, Ally. I know I stopped sharpening pix of myself some time ago! Soon I plan to start deliberately softening them.
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Posts: 218 03-07-08 22:38 Seedling |
Pauline, always a wizard computing wise, stay with your new piccie
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Posts: 427 08-07-08 00:45 |
I took my image because it was easier to 'get at'...didn't have a clue how to get yours Laurel, from this page to mine, and i'm feeling too
lazy to sort it out. I prefere yours because you got a lot more light in it. It will do....i much prefere the back end of my Jeep to a piccie of me. But there
you are. Don't know how long that piccie will last up there, don't care to see 'me' everytime i open a post.
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Posts: 21127 08-07-08 10:43 Established Tree |
Ally, as with any image on the intrnet if you want to save a copy to your hard drive you simply right click and chose 'Save picture as' use the
original name or rename it and put it where you know you can find it again.
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Posts: 435 08-07-08 11:18 |
Thanks for that Laurel. I won't bother to put the picture up now, as i don't like having me staring back when i log in. I think i wll look for
something else, or put me Jeep back
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Posts: 18927 08-07-08 13:53 Quiz Coordinator |
Ah but Ally, we like looking at you when we read your posts.
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