Photo Gallery

Click "Photo Gallery" after reading the below Quick Help

HELP AREAS covers the basics of the photo gallery. Simply click that area to jump down to that part of the help.

Register - members must register before they can log-in to gallery.
login - once registered, you must log-in to use the gallery.
To View Photos - how to view photos in the albums in the gallery.
To Add Photos - the quick help on how to add photos to albums in the gallery.
NEW - Digital Cameras GUIDE - connecting it to your computer, and getting the photos from your camera onto your computer.
NEW - From Your Computer Into The Gallery GUIDE - how to add photos from your computer onto the club's website photo gallery.

REGISTER - club members must register before they can log-in

The photo gallery is for club members only. In the photo gallery members must click the "Register" link at the top. Use a username such as "FirstName Surname" with a space between names e.g. John Steen
Set a password you will remember.

LOGIN - once registered / approved

In the photo gallery click the "Login" link at the top. Enter your username and password you used when registering.

TO VIEW PHOTOS

In the gallery, photos are organised into albums. There is a general ramblers album and A, B, C and D walk group albums. Click on the title of the album, from the gallery "Home" page, to see the photos in that album. Then click on any of the photo thumbnails to view that photo. You can also view a slideshow of that album.

When logged in you can rate (out of five stars) and comment on the photo you are currently viewing. You can also email that photo to a friend.

TO ADD PHOTOS

Please note: A more detailed guide on how to get photos from your camera to your computer, and then from your computer into the gallery, can be found in the sections below this one.

In the gallery, click the "Upload File" link at the top, when logged in. This allows you to find the photo on your computer by then clicking "Browse" and then "Continue". See note below about the auto-resize that will occur and can take several seconds to upload. Next give your photo a title (and optional description). Select the album it is to be stored in. Click "Continue". And a message will say it has been added.

Please note, to maintain the size of the gallery and for easy viewing, when uploading photos they will be automatically resized to a maximum width or height of 900 pixels, with 80% JPEG compression, and a maximum file size of 1MB. This can take several seconds per photo when you click "Continue".

So go on, share your photos with the club... "Photo Gallery"

DIGITAL CAMERAS GUIDE - connecting it to your computer, and getting the photos from your camera onto your computer.

Install the software for your camera.
Most digital cameras require a software "driver" that allows your computer to work with your particular make and model of camera. This can be installed from the CD that came with your camera, or you can download the driver from the camera manufacturer's website.
Connect the camera.
You will likely have a lead that came with your camera, which makes the connection between your camera and the computer. Follow the instructions they provide to do this, and for at which point you should turn the camera on.
Copy photos on your camera to your computer.
One way is to...
- On your computer double click the icon "My Computer" on the desktop. If you can't see this right click on the "Start" menu and select "Explore".
- Now you will see all the storage disks and devices connected. Double click the drive for your connected camera which will likely have a common sense name e.g. "MyModel Digital Camera (H:)" for your particular camera.
- Your photos will be in a subfolder such as "Picture Card" when you are using plug-in memory cards in the camera, or "Internal Memory" if you were using the cameras in-built memory, when taking photos. Double click into folders to look around.
- When you have found your photo files (photos have a file type of JPEG such as "filename.jpg") select them by going to the menu Edit / Select All, then Edit / Copy. Now your photos are in your computer's temporary memory and can be dropped onto your computer...
- Double click "My Computer" again, and look for "Local Disk" which is usually the (C:) drive or sometimes (D:). This is the permanent storage disk on your computer. Double click this, and create a new folder to store your photos in by going to the menu File / New / Folder and type in a name such as "Photos". Alternatively you can navigate to a previously created folder if you have one already.
- Double click your folder and then to drop in the photos from your camera go to menu Edit / Paste. This will now copy the photos from your camera to your computer. The photos are safely left on your camera with this method too.

FROM YOUR COMPUTER INTO THE GALLERY GUIDE - how to add photos from your computer onto the club's website photo gallery

After registering yourself as a user, log into the photo gallery. See instructions above about registering and logging in, then click the link to enter the gallery.
In the gallery, near to where the "Login" link was, you will now see an extra link called "Upload File". Click this in order to go to the section that allows you to add photos.
The first page shows 5 File Upload lines. You can upload 5 photos, one per line.
To add one photo, on one of the line first five lines, click the "Browse" button.
This will open a little window where you can find and select the photo you would like to add to the gallery. In this window you can find your photos from one of your disks connected to your computer. Click into the "Look in" drop down menu at the top of this little window. This shows all disks.
If your photos are on your computers local disk, click that menu option e.g. "Local Disk (C:)". If they are on a CD in one of the CD drives click that CD drive e.g. "CD Drive (E:)". Similarly you can select your camera drive when it is connected.
Find the folder your photos are in, then double click your photo to select it and add it to the file upload line. You will see in the file upload line something like "C:\photos\100_0002.JPG".
Repeat the process to add four more photos as needed.
Then click "Continue" once, and wait to a few seconds as the website copies your photo from your computer.
Then this is done click "Continue" on the success page.
A small preview of your photo will be shown. Now select the album you want to add this photo to in the website gallery.
Add a title and description to explain where and who the photo is of. Don't worry about keywords it is not necessary. This part repeats for each photo added at one time.
Click "Continue" as instructed, and your photo can now be found in the designated album.

That's it... you have now shared your photo with the club!