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Why can't I post pictures? I have a great one I want to post!!! nt (Original Post) adigal Feb 2017 OP
Here is a pretty good post on how to post pics on DU. JTFrog Feb 2017 #1
If you are trying to post a picture from your hard drive it isn't possible. TexasTowelie Feb 2017 #2
Is it your own picture, or is it a picture from the internet? demmiblue Feb 2017 #3
Some sites will block that. hunter Feb 2017 #6
True (The Guardian and TPM are two examples). demmiblue Feb 2017 #8
Thank you all!! Much appreciated!! nt adigal Feb 2017 #4
So... let's see it, adigal! JudyM Feb 2017 #5
I put it on another thread!!! Nt adigal Feb 2017 #9
Another possibility: panader0 Feb 2017 #7

TexasTowelie

(112,401 posts)
2. If you are trying to post a picture from your hard drive it isn't possible.
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 04:28 PM
Feb 2017

You will need to use an image sharing Website such as Photobucket to make it possible.

Upload the photo to the site. DU only posts images that are .jpg,, .jpeg, or .png files.

demmiblue

(36,884 posts)
3. Is it your own picture, or is it a picture from the internet?
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 04:32 PM
Feb 2017
If it is your own, see this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/125612037


If it is one from the internet:

Right click on the image with your mouse...

Click on Copy Image Location...

In the body of your post, right click your mouse and choose Paste.

hunter

(38,326 posts)
6. Some sites will block that.
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 07:42 PM
Feb 2017

When it works it's good manners to link to the site you found the image on.

One of my hobbies is old cameras and film chemistry.

This is a chemical film portrait, taken with an obsolete large format film camera, of one of our family dogs hunting gophers:



http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8633030

You could alt-right-click and put this image in your own post and link back to me, the artist, using DU's permalink feature.


demmiblue

(36,884 posts)
8. True (The Guardian and TPM are two examples).
Sat Feb 11, 2017, 08:02 PM
Feb 2017

Most of the pics I post are sourced from an article that I am already citing.

That is a really interesting image (though I don't get the alt-right-click thing... nothing happened when I did that).

Hypothetically, if I were to post that, I would paste the image into my post and link to the url. Maybe I am missing something!


Edit: I get the permalink feature now... it is a faster way to copy the url (instead of hitting the back arrow, and then copying the url).

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