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zoom feature in Phanfare because I liketo see the entire picture.)After you are comfortable with the siteyou picked, then begin uploading more pictures.Some sites also allow you to insertvideos.Let’s View Some Albums on PhanfareIf you want to see what an album lookslike, please go to my website at www.ride2up.com. On the homepage, I have placed a speciallink just for this article (http://albums.phanfare.com/ride2up). Just click on that link(or type http://albums.phanfare.com/ride2upinto your web browser’s address bar and hit“Enter”), and you can start viewing one of thetwo albums shown there.After you click on an album—for instance,the “Alaska ’08” album, then click on “StartSlideshow”.When it starts, click on the buttoncalled “Full Screen”. It will bring the photos uplarger (and you can make them smaller againand gain access to all the slideshow buttonsagain by pressing your ESC key at any timeduring the slideshow).Making a slideshow full screen is a greatway to view it and, if you do so while viewingmy “Colorado Fall Colors” album and don’texclaim “Wow!”, then you definitely needmore Starbucks! I can’t take the credit for thatgreat slideshow, however. Phanfare programdid it; I just took the pictures.Now, to see some albums I have placed onthe Photobucket website, click on the link(just below the other one on the www.ride2up.com website) called http://s388.photobucket.com/albums/oo330/campal1536/Photo Upload Sizes andFree Online StorageBefore you begin uploading photos, let mefirst explain the difference in which size photosyou may want to upload onto a site.When I first started uploading to Phanfare,I loaded every picture at its original resolution,which varied from 3 to 8 megapixels. Afteruploading about 20 pictures, I realized that if Iwere to downsize each picture to 1200 by 800pixels, I could get a lot more photos in thealbums with the free 1 GB of free storage.I called the friend I mentioned earlier (whoalready had photos on Phanfare before I did)for some advice. My friend told me to only usethe highest resolution I had.That way, if someonewants to download one of my photos, heor she will have a high resolution copy. So I didjust that.You may be surprised that after I got donewith my Alaska album—with its nearly 127 pictures—andmy Colorado Fall Colors album—with its almost 75 pictures—I still had onlyused 44 percent of the free storage I wasallowed. The Alaska album contains all 8 megpictures.The Colorado Fall Colors album contains3-8 meg pictures and a dozen color slidestaken over 25 years ago and digitized atCostco. These digitized slides are about theequivalent to a 5 meg picture.So you do get a fair amount of storage toupload photos, even when that space is free.Chapters May Want toConsider Online Photo AlbumsMany of the GWRRA Chapters out therehave their own website; some do not. If yourChapter has its own website and you wouldlike to let your Members share their pictureswithout having to put each one on theChapter site, why not encourage yourMembers to open their own online photoalbum?Afterward, you can place a link on theChapter website for each person’s onlinephoto album.Your Chapter website’s intro tothese links could look something like this (bythe way, these are all fictitious):Check out our Members’ best ride picturesby just clicking on the link on the right:Rudy Brown http://albums.phanfare.com/rbrownRon Carlson http://albums.phanfare.com/rcarlsonCharles Morse http://s388.photobucket.com/albums/oo330/cmorseJudy Smithers http://smugmug.com/jsmithersIf your Chapter does not have a websiteand you would like to share pictures online,simply use a Chapter Newsletter to list theURL addresses of your Chapter’s, and yourMembers’, online photo albums. Or you couldsend an email to Members that lists theseURLs.Then they can just click on the link withinthe email in order to view the albums.(NOTE: Some online sites do not easily providea URL that you can list as a link; Phanfaredoes.)Helpful Hints About Your Album:1. Don’t post junk pictures—those that areout of focus, too dark or with a lone bike500 yards away.When I was using a filmcamera years ago, everybody thought Iwas a great photographer when they sawmy collection. What they didn’t see wasme sorting through my slides when I gotthem back from the developer andthrowing away half of them. Now we justuse a “delete” button. Keep every picturethat means something to you, but don’tpost everything online.2. Don’t slip in pictures of the grandkidswith your trip pictures. Make a separatealbum for the grandkids’ pictures.This isone of the primary reasons online56 Wing World
albums were started in the first place—kids and grandkids pictures. Photo albumsites will accommodate your bike picturesand your family pictures; just makemultiple albums.3. Don’t try to sell anything with yourGWRRA album picture site.4. Keep any GWRRA-related presentation inline with GWRRA's stated goals and vision.Separate Albums for Separate SubjectsIf you want a little more free space to separateyour bike pictures from your family pictures,you can also simply create multipleaccounts if you have multiple online addresses.My wife and I use two different onlineaddresses, so we set up separate accountswith Phanfare which gives us 2 GB of storage.I use my online account for Gold Wing pictures,and she uses her online account for thefamily sharing pictures.Another nice feature of these sites is themultiple album capabilities. Every Gold Wingrider I know has a second major activity theydo in addition to riding their Wing.They ridedirt bikes, quads, hunt, fish, snowmobile, golf ordo some other interesting activity.With thesephoto album sites, you can just create a separatealbum for your other activities, just as Idid with the Colorado Fall Colors album onmy Phanfare site.ConclusionI have just scratched the surface of whatcan be done with these photo album sites.They are set up for family and group sharingof pictures, which makes them ideal for a GoldWing Chapter. If your Chapter decides to doso, I’d advise you pick someone in yourChapter who likes computers and get thatperson to help other Members utilize thisgreat capability.You could even have a Chaptersite and let Members post online their picturesto a central location which could bemanaged by a volunteer. The possibilities areendless.If you have any questions or I can assist youin any way, please email me at randy@ride2up.com. I will be happy to help you implementan online photo album for you, personally,or for your Chapter. After all, this is whatGWRRA is all about—Friends for Fun, Safetyand Knowledge.In conclusion, let me just say that I am, infact, a picture snob.After my years of photographyexperience, not much really impressesme anymore when it comes to photos and thedisplaying of them.But I am very impressed with some ofthese photo album sites. And I think, if youcheck them out, you will be too. ●GWRRAMEMBER BENEFITS• Wing World Magazine – Receive onefull year of product evaluations, riders’stories, technical information, beautifulphotos, free classified ads, and much,much more.• Rescue Program – Free roadside assistancefor your motorcycle. Upgrade for asmall fee to Rescue Plus, and be coveredwhile riding or driving in ANY non-commercialvehicle.• Gold Book Service Directory – You’renever alone when you carry your GoldBook. Participating Members listed bystate to assist you with lodging, tools,directions, or just fellowship.• Members’ Only Message Boards – Logon with your personal I.D. and chat withother Members, get technical advice,place an ad, get safety advice, and somuch more.• Rider Education – Award-winning skillenhancement courses for riders and coriders,as well as an elite Master TourRider Program.• Chapter Life – Come join the fun at aChapter meeting! Go along on a groupride, partake in a poker-run, potluck,charity ride, or any of the numerousactivities available to GWRRA Members.• Travel Now – Discount hotel program.Over 9,000 negotiated hotel rates forMembers only.• Leadership Training – Free life skillsand certified leadership training programsthat you’ll find applicable to allareas of your life. ww.gwrra.org/regional/training/training.htm• Professional Office Staff – Providesexceptional customer service that farexceeds the standard others provide.• Visit us at www.gwrra.org for a completelist of GWRRA benefits, and whileyou’re there why not join and beginaccessing your benefits right away!• Member Discount Benefit Programs –GWRRA negotiates with companies toprovide Discounts that benefit itsMembers—such as 5%-20% off Avis andBudget rental cars, over 2,500 discounteditems at Office Max retail stores,Member "Exclusive" monthly discountsfrom Wing World advertisers, and muchmore. Check back often to see an updatedlist of Member Discount Benefits.February 2009 57
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