That is a good way to do it too, but in deference to those that do not have broadband, threads with a lot of high density, large pictures tend to discurage these people from opening up a thread. I know, I've been there and would usually hit the "stop" button when I saw pictures starting to "paint" themselves on the screen. The other negative about linking is that if the link is broken for any reason, the picture won't appear in the post. These are the reasons why I don't like links in the photo contests.SAL Comet said:Nothin' wrong with that one Herc. Another way to post a pic without restriction is to link to the pic somewhere else on the web (like your homepage or a photo hosting site etc.) using the "insert image" button above the text field when posting.