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  • sailcanoefan
    Boat Builder
    • Jun 2011
    • 967

    Best hosting site for photos

    Hello everyone.

    Last July, Photobucket stopped hosting my photos as 3rd party...meanning that my photos on Photobucket will not be published any more here on WBF, unless I pay some $300.00 for the service (&?&%). Pfeeeew!!!

    I need another site that will be hosting my photos and is very friendly.

    What is the best?

    OR

    What site are you people uploading your photos so they are seen here on WBF???

    Thank you.
    ''The work is teaching you the work'' : Bernard Moitessier.

    Single-handed Sailor, 1968-1969 Golden Globe Challenge, 1st around the world sailing race.
  • Robert W. Long
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2000
    • 421

    #2
    Re: Best hosting site for photos

    flikr

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    • Mo 'Poxy
      Boat BW
      • Apr 2014
      • 272

      #3
      Re: Best hosting site for photos

      I don't know what's best but Google's free blog service has worked well for me for the past few years.You can skip blogging and simply store pics there and the WBF links to the pics. Just don't ask WBF to retrieve the pics. Simply put a link in your WBF posts.
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      • StevenBauer
        LPBC member
        • Jan 2000
        • 23277

        #4
        Re: Best hosting site for photos

        Postimage.org seems easy to use and free. Give it a try.

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        • sailcanoefan
          Boat Builder
          • Jun 2011
          • 967

          #5
          Re: Best hosting site for photos

          Thanks Steven, Photobucket was free until July
          ''The work is teaching you the work'' : Bernard Moitessier.

          Single-handed Sailor, 1968-1969 Golden Globe Challenge, 1st around the world sailing race.

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          • jsjpd1
            mmmm....boat good.
            • Oct 2009
            • 5126

            #6
            Re: Best hosting site for photos

            Or you can just post pictures to the forum from your phone or computer. Scot made that an option after the Photobucket fiasco. It seems to work pretty well.
            -Jim

            Sucker for a pretty face.
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            • bnaboatbuilder
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2013
              • 140

              #7
              Re: Best hosting site for photos

              I'm using Imgur.com now, works well.
              - John

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              • sailcanoefan
                Boat Builder
                • Jun 2011
                • 967

                #8
                Re: Best hosting site for photos

                I will consider this site.

                TY
                ''The work is teaching you the work'' : Bernard Moitessier.

                Single-handed Sailor, 1968-1969 Golden Globe Challenge, 1st around the world sailing race.

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                • Jay Greer
                  Senior Member
                  • Nov 2004
                  • 14425

                  #9
                  Re: Best hosting site for photos

                  I have been using Shutterfly for over four years. While they offer a lot of services for ones photos, at a good price, storage is free!
                  Jay

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                  • nedL
                    Senior Member #1976
                    • Jul 2000
                    • 7544

                    #10
                    Re: Best hosting site for photos

                    I also use Shutterfly. It is free, and just a simple copy-paste from there to post here.

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                    • PeterSibley
                      Senior Member
                      • Dec 2001
                      • 70993

                      #11
                      Re: Best hosting site for photos

                      https://postimages.org/ It's free and simple to use.

                      '' You ain't gonna learn what you don't want to know. ''
                      Grateful Dead

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                      • darroch
                        Senior Member
                        • Dec 2004
                        • 1102

                        #12
                        Re: Best hosting site for photos

                        I'm sort of surprised that people would suggest other sites now that this forum has its own photo-hosting ability. My initial thoughts were 'oh good, now future build thread photos are not in jeopardy'.
                        Is there a downside to using this forum's method, apart from the fact that only members can view them?

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                        • Canoeyawl
                          .
                          • Jun 2003
                          • 37705

                          #13
                          Re: Best hosting site for photos

                          Use caution with this site, https://postimages.org/, which I was using. When used on a different site they will plaster ads all around your image. I tried copying a url of my image, then logging out and pasting it back in my browser... Whoa! Pretty close to "adult content" ads pasted all around the image. Not nice - Evidently they are one of the only free hosting sites that allow adult content.

                          I deleted my stuff frim there and am on the search again, probably going to go back to using my own website which is little clunky, or paying smugmug or another.

                          It is great that Scot has "fixed" the problem here, but perhaps the added advertising now on the page is part of the price.

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                          • sailcanoefan
                            Boat Builder
                            • Jun 2011
                            • 967

                            #14
                            Re: Best hosting site for photos

                            Originally posted by darroch
                            I'm sort of surprised that people would suggest other sites now that this forum has its own photo-hosting ability. My initial thoughts were 'oh good, now future build thread photos are not in jeopardy'.
                            Is there a downside to using this forum's method, apart from the fact that only members can view them?
                            I'm surprize. WBF had so far always mentioned they don'host photos. We neéd a 3rd Web site
                            ''The work is teaching you the work'' : Bernard Moitessier.

                            Single-handed Sailor, 1968-1969 Golden Globe Challenge, 1st around the world sailing race.

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                            • johnw
                              Senior Member
                              • Nov 2001
                              • 28596

                              #15
                              Re: Best hosting site for photos

                              14' drake with side tanks.bmp.jpg
                              Well, glory be, I can upload from my computer! Thanks, Scot!
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