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Well, if you don't mind Google, Google+ lets you handle images pretty well. I would have said picassa before, but that was merged into G+ (and some features wer

by euank 12y ago

Well, if you don't mind Google, Google+ lets you handle images pretty well. I would have said picassa before, but that was merged into G+ (and some features were lost I think).

louhike 12y ago
The problem is that most of photographs are on Flickr and that Flickr offer 1To per person. Some go to Tumblr but it is more messy that Flickr as it is not dedicated to pictures. And it is still Yahoo. Facebook is a NOGO because the compression is awful.
Argorak 12y ago
G+ is not focused on pictures. Picasa only allows 1GB (used to be 200MB). I take multiple Gigabytes of pictures on all photo trips. Flickr is the perfect match for amateur photographers without ambition ;).
- reitanqild 12y ago
  Excuse me? Google+ share the quota with gmail. Gmail currently offers 7 or more free GB. Additional GBs are cheap (although they have new price structure now.) Also pictures 2048px (*) or smaller doesn't count towards the quota (and you can easily, in g+ settings on phone, choose to only upload photos resized to that size if you don't want to pay for extra storage.)
  - renuxa 12y ago
    > Excuse me? Unrelated to your original comment, but as a British person when I see the use of "Excuse me?" it seems very coarse and sometimes can appear rude. It is interesting, because my wife (who isn't British and English is her second language) uses this often (as do her friends) and sometimes it appears out of place and is misread as rude (which she is not usually trying to be). I'm not complaining or dissing you at all, I find these small linguistic nuances very interesting :)
    - test1235 12y ago
      As a brit, I agree with that sentiment. It comes across as passive-aggressive way to tell someone you think what they just said is utter nonsense. You heard them just fine, but you don't like what they said, so you exagerrate your reaction and pretend they're an idiot. Of course, it depends on the tone of your voice as well, so everything comes across in the worst possible way when all you can see is the words :)
      - Argorak 12y ago
        Speaking English as my third language and having learned the British flavour, I agree with that fully.
      - pjc50 12y ago
        Funny how this works. Normally on the internet people disagree with one another point-blank with no niceties, so a "polite" "excuse me?" stands out. (Brit here as well)
    - reitanqild 12y ago
      Thanks! Appreciated and upvoted.
  - Argorak 12y ago
    Okay, to remove all ambiguity. Google+: 1) Google+ is not a Photo community. Thus, I can have no expectation of fitness for purpose. 2) It does indeed share the quota with Gmail. 3) 7GB is also ridiculously low as a quota for any larger pictures. Thats 3500 pictures compressed, if each takes 2 MB. Thats easily reachable even for amateurs. Also, the quota is _shared_, clogging my _email account_, if I have one. 4) I'd like to upload originals. A Canon EOS 350, released more than 5 years ago in the consumer space, makes pictures far larger then 2048x2048px. Picasa, which is Googles Photo community: 1) Has a 1GB limit. 2) Is not a necessarily compelling app, more an G+ attachment nowadays. https://support.google.com/picasa/answer/6558?rd=1 https://support.google.com/picasa/answer/6558?rd=1 https://support.google.com/picasa/answer/6558?rd=1 https://support.google.com/picasa/answer/6558?rd=1

by euank 12y ago

Well, if you don't mind Google, Google+ lets you handle images pretty well. I would have said picassa before, but that was merged into G+ (and some features were lost I think).

louhike 12y ago

The problem is that most of photographs are on Flickr and that Flickr offer 1To per person. Some go to Tumblr but it is more messy that Flickr as it is not dedicated to pictures. And it is still Yahoo. Facebook is a NOGO because the compression is awful.

Argorak 12y ago

G+ is not focused on pictures. Picasa only allows 1GB (used to be 200MB). I take multiple Gigabytes of pictures on all photo trips. Flickr is the perfect match for amateur photographers without ambition ;).

reitanqild 12y ago
Excuse me? Google+ share the quota with gmail. Gmail currently offers 7 or more free GB. Additional GBs are cheap (although they have new price structure now.) Also pictures 2048px (*) or smaller doesn't count towards the quota (and you can easily, in g+ settings on phone, choose to only upload photos resized to that size if you don't want to pay for extra storage.)
- renuxa 12y ago
  > Excuse me? Unrelated to your original comment, but as a British person when I see the use of "Excuse me?" it seems very coarse and sometimes can appear rude. It is interesting, because my wife (who isn't British and English is her second language) uses this often (as do her friends) and sometimes it appears out of place and is misread as rude (which she is not usually trying to be). I'm not complaining or dissing you at all, I find these small linguistic nuances very interesting :)
  - test1235 12y ago
    As a brit, I agree with that sentiment. It comes across as passive-aggressive way to tell someone you think what they just said is utter nonsense. You heard them just fine, but you don't like what they said, so you exagerrate your reaction and pretend they're an idiot. Of course, it depends on the tone of your voice as well, so everything comes across in the worst possible way when all you can see is the words :)
    - Argorak 12y ago
      Speaking English as my third language and having learned the British flavour, I agree with that fully.
    - pjc50 12y ago
      Funny how this works. Normally on the internet people disagree with one another point-blank with no niceties, so a "polite" "excuse me?" stands out. (Brit here as well)
  - reitanqild 12y ago
    Thanks! Appreciated and upvoted.
- Argorak 12y ago
  Okay, to remove all ambiguity. Google+: 1) Google+ is not a Photo community. Thus, I can have no expectation of fitness for purpose. 2) It does indeed share the quota with Gmail. 3) 7GB is also ridiculously low as a quota for any larger pictures. Thats 3500 pictures compressed, if each takes 2 MB. Thats easily reachable even for amateurs. Also, the quota is _shared_, clogging my _email account_, if I have one. 4) I'd like to upload originals. A Canon EOS 350, released more than 5 years ago in the consumer space, makes pictures far larger then 2048x2048px. Picasa, which is Googles Photo community: 1) Has a 1GB limit. 2) Is not a necessarily compelling app, more an G+ attachment nowadays. https://support.google.com/picasa/answer/6558?rd=1 https://support.google.com/picasa/answer/6558?rd=1 https://support.google.com/picasa/answer/6558?rd=1 https://support.google.com/picasa/answer/6558?rd=1