Wild West Stage Stop Stuff and photo size question

["Dr.Tones"]

Hey guys, sorry it's been a while. I've been trying to get my digging in before the cold arrives. Here's one of our most recent hunts at an old site. It originally started as a stage stop and then turned into a small town. After the rail came through the town disappeared, like so many do. On a side note. Does anyone know why the photo size limit is sooooooo small? Can we fix this? I feel like we'd all post more stuff if we didn't have to convert and re-size every picture first. Just my two cents.

 

[GKMan]

Great finds Brandon. As far as pictures most likely it comes down to available storage space. I would suggest linking to photos hosted elsewhere or just using irfanview or the Mac equivalent to bulk resize a handful of photos...

 

[McClod]

Very nice looking finds Tones! And I can see how you would have a problem getting that BIG SILVER into such small image file sizes! Great group of artifacts and coins! Man I need to go hunting at a spot like you go to!

 

[Larry (IL)]

Nice finds and great photos Brandon Unless you are gong to make enlargements, you can shoot in a lower res format to keep below the 420 KB limit.

 

[Agseeker]

I agree with Larry; just shoot in the lowest resolution possible. The photos won't be quite as sharp, but still good enough.

 

[laplander]

Nice digs Brandon!! You hit the nail on the head with the photo size issue, ill try the lower resolution option.
hh Jeff

 

["Dr.Tones"]

I think I'll just try the bulk re-sizing option as I don't want to take low resolution pics. Thanks guys!

 

[SilverAddiction]

Sweet finds DrTones!!! I have watched most if not all your videos and see that you must spend a lot of time researching places,to hunt. I am not asking you to reveal any secrets, but would you be willing to share a pointer or two on where to start researching such awesome sites? Winter is just around the corner and Along with many others like me, I plan to spend some time researching next years hunts. Any advice you could give would be great!

 

[doc1964]

Excellent finds Brandon - congrats on that big, beautiful Morgan!
I use Photoshop to resize my photos - when you save .jpg files you can dial down the save quality to fit the requirements.

 

["Dr.Tones"]

Silveraddiction- mostly just web based research. You'd be surprised what you can find on the internet

 

[SilverAddiction]

DrTones - Thanks, after writing that message I went to the local library to see what I could find and was pleasantly suppressed at some books of old local maps I found. I just moved to the area and have been struggling to find a good place to MD as the area is picked over by a local club. The books I found have ghost town sites, wagon roads, and 1800,s ferry crossing sites. Can't wait to get out and locate a few of these sites! Your videos inspired me to dig deeper,Thanks!