Update: This page is in place because there are some internal links to it. My images policy is in transition and what was stated here was true at the time but is no longer applicable for current posts.
For the month of June 2008 I made a concerted effort to post images that will load quickly. I found, though, that the resolution of many of these images was less than satisfactory. Rather than go back to my earlier practice of posting images that take a longer time to load, I came with a compromise.
Now I place a “Hi-Res” link next to any image that I think requires it. This link takes you to a medium-sized or large-sized image on Flickr. That image will be larger than the one in the post, but while at Flickr you can choose to view the image at its original size as well, which will be larger still. Here’s what the screen above the image at Flickr looks like. Dimensions under the various options change depending on the original size of the image.
Here’s a sample image for you to try. I found this caterpillar crawling around the trunk of the Myrcia splendens and was lucky to catch any image at all, it was moving so quickly! Click on the image to see the best version that has been uploaded to the blog and then click on the Hi-Res link next to it to see the image at Flickr. That image will open in a new window or a new tab, depending on your browser settings.
