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Web Site Procedure for getting Digital pictures to the Web Site                                                               02/14/03

Procedure for getting digital pictures of hikes and special hiking functions to the Heritage Highlands Web Site

Person that took the pictures –

          Select 3 to 9 pictures that pictorially define the hike.  The ideal pictures contain hikers and scenery

E-mail the pictures to Steve Wacker at steve@wackerwacker.com. or provide Steve with a CD containing both the pictures and description.

E-mail Subject –

“Heritage Highlands Hiking Pictures”

Body of E-mail –

The first line of the e-mail should  be the date, name of hike and hike leader.

Jan 20, 2003   Tucson Mountains , Sweetwater Trail  -  Hike Leader George Hammond

If a description of the hike is not provided, Steve will use the description from the Hike Schedule.

For every picture that is added to the Hiker Web Site, two copies of it must be emailed to Steve.

The following picture sizes are meant to be used as guidelines for the purpose of  speeding up the viewing of pictures:

Copy one – The actual picture.  Scenery pictures should be no larger than 150kb.  Pictures with faces should be no large than250kb.

Copy two – A thumbnail view of the picture.  The thumbnail view should be no larger that 25kb.

Indicate on the first e-mail the total number of pictures you are sending, not counting the thumbnails, and how many e-mails it will take to send all the pictures..

Attachments -

Attach the pictures

Send To:         Steve Wacker at steve@wackerwacker.com

Steve Wacker Will Add The Pictures To Web Site – 

Steve may elect to further reduce the pixels on the pictures placed on the Web site.

Steve will display the hike date, hike name and the hike leader followed by the description of the hike that appears on the Monthly Hike Schedule.  The water, snacks and lunch comments will be removed from the description.

Ex.    Jan 20,2003   Tucson Mountains , Sweetwater Trail  -  Hike Leader George Hammond

This is a very scenic hike through dense saguaro cactus groves along the 3.2 mile Sweetwater Trail gaining 1,200’ to the junction of the King Canyon Trail.  This will be the turnaround point for the C+ group.  After resting the B group will continue another 1.2 miles and gain 687 feet to Wasson Peak for a panoramic view of Tucson .

Picture 1 – Thumbnail picture

Picture 2 – Thumbnail picture

                Steve will determine how long hike pictures or event pictures are retained on the Web