Thanks, Sidney. I appreciate that. And, since you love photography -- and are so good at it -- maybe there's an opportunity for you to share your work in a slightly different way.
Thanks for sharing these techniques, Geoffrey. I will definitely have to try them. Your article also brought back childhood memories of growing up on a ranch in Montana and attending county and state fairs.
But one thing frustrates me in regard to pictures on Substack, and I wonder if you have any solution?
I read your article last night on my phone as I was going to bed and clicked on the different pictures. But they were so small they didn't impress me that much. Just now, I opened them up on my computer, and they were absolutely wonderful!
What can we do about that? Suggest that people read our Substack newsletters on a computer (for articles in which the pictures are really important)? Or just hope for the best?
Thanks so much for your kind note. I am glad you will give it a try and please DM me if you have any questions or issues. And let us know when you create one. Thanks.
As to the app… I think it is a much broader issue. I write and post for people using a desktop or laptop, particularly when I have a photo or slideshow or digital story. I have very little control over what happens on the phone or in an app.
With regards to the Substack app versus desktop, you are quite right that clicking on one of the pictures only isolates the photo; it does not create a slideshow or carousel. It should. I think on some things the app should behave exactly like the desktop.
That said, you can click the photo and then turn your smartphone sideways for the wide view and you will see the photo in what really is the full length (now width) of your phone. And if you use two fingers in a spreading motion you can get a close-up of the photo.
Well written engaging story, Geoffrey. Thanks for all the suggestions
Thanks, Sidney. I appreciate that. And, since you love photography -- and are so good at it -- maybe there's an opportunity for you to share your work in a slightly different way.
Thanks for sharing these techniques, Geoffrey. I will definitely have to try them. Your article also brought back childhood memories of growing up on a ranch in Montana and attending county and state fairs.
But one thing frustrates me in regard to pictures on Substack, and I wonder if you have any solution?
I read your article last night on my phone as I was going to bed and clicked on the different pictures. But they were so small they didn't impress me that much. Just now, I opened them up on my computer, and they were absolutely wonderful!
What can we do about that? Suggest that people read our Substack newsletters on a computer (for articles in which the pictures are really important)? Or just hope for the best?
Thanks so much for your kind note. I am glad you will give it a try and please DM me if you have any questions or issues. And let us know when you create one. Thanks.
As to the app… I think it is a much broader issue. I write and post for people using a desktop or laptop, particularly when I have a photo or slideshow or digital story. I have very little control over what happens on the phone or in an app.
With regards to the Substack app versus desktop, you are quite right that clicking on one of the pictures only isolates the photo; it does not create a slideshow or carousel. It should. I think on some things the app should behave exactly like the desktop.
That said, you can click the photo and then turn your smartphone sideways for the wide view and you will see the photo in what really is the full length (now width) of your phone. And if you use two fingers in a spreading motion you can get a close-up of the photo.
Hope that helps.
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Almost felt like I was there (probably helped that I’ve watched the event at Thetford…).
cool. glad you liked.
see you soon.
Pretty neat “Joffry”. Might be something to try this summer in Maine.
thanks alan