How to Post Images on BLF

Hmmm, I tried a bunch of tricks, but could not get your image to post. Best I could do was post a link.

Imgur

Normally an image link would end in the file name and image extension such as .jpg or .gif etc…

I can’t find any type of image link like that on the Flickr website.

Here is an example of what a typical image link would look like.

https://i.imgur.com/ssDe7TB.jpg

It’s got the website address and it ends with the image file name and the file extension.

You might try the Flickr app and see if it will give you a different image link. I don’t use Flickr but I do use Imgur and I notice that the phone app gives better links then the website does.

It’s this one:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323153962_c90d02d145_b.jpg

You need to find the link in the webpage’s source code. Not so easy sometimes.

Yeah, there you go. I’m on my phone so I don’t think I can go into the source code. You found it on a PC, correct?

Yes.

Yeah, flickr requires a few extra steps to get to the direct link, which is what you need to be able to display it correctly on BLF.

I failed and
don’t know what to do with Flickr.
How did you find that source code?

What about this :
(i tried Google drive) :

I don't see your image.

If you want a better chance of your image being visible, you need an image link that ends in .bmp .gif .jpg or .png

I’m on my phone too.
I’m traveling far away from home, no laptop/pc.
don’t have access to my pc/laptop. :person_facepalming:
I’ll try again later when I get home :smiley:

In firefox: Right click into page / select “show source code” from menu. Then search for “jpg”.

I need to get home and use my laptop then :smiley:

This won’t work either, and apparently the file is private if I’m not mistaken.

I have not followed the discussion closely, but is there a reason you’re not using imgur.com?

Google Drive makes it even harder than Flickr to uncover the actual image URL.

Try https://imgur.com/ instead.

I found this among hundreds of lines :
//live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323153962_c90d02d145_t.jpg”

Let me try again :

https//live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323153962_c90d02d145_t.jpg

https//live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323153962_c90d02d145_t.jpg


Another try :
………

EDIT :
edited to make it less messy…

^ that kinda works?

I’m sorry if I’m making trouble here.
here’s another try. With Flickr.

You linked to a thumbnail as opposed to a higher res image.

You’re right, i can’t make it work with Google Drive.
it kinda works with Flickr.
yup, it works ok with Flickr.

You’re correct again.

I then compared my post with the post of Mr. Unheard , i found the difference , mine ended with “_t.jpg” :person_facepalming: , i thought maybe “t” means thumbnail.?
Unheard’s has “_b.jpg” . I don’t know what “b” means here, but for next image I changed the _t with _b and it shows higher res image

a little edit for the typo

Here’s what I’ve got so far. I’m still learning, hopefully this will be useful for other people learning/trying to post image on BLF.
I created Flickr account yesterday, for the sole purpose of posting image on BLF. Free account can have 1000 images (or is it 999?). I uploaded a few images for testing. Created “Album” , etc, etc, etc …

That’s the EASY part.


Next, how to actually shows the image on blf post??? It was a huge and complicated puzzle to me. I tried with Flickr and failed. I tried with my Google Drive and Google Photo and it’s even worse/waaay mooooore COMPLICATED.

So I got back to Flickr. Following good advices in this thread. Tanks so much guys …

I’m on my phone. It maybe easier on PC / laptop. It’s doable on phone.


With Firefox browser on an Android phone:
Open budgetlightforum.com, etc, etc .
Open Flickr (also on Firefox browser on my phone) . Several tabs of blf.com and several tabs of flickr.com .

The key is Page Source .
On Flickr : open album, select one image.
Click “three-dot thingy” on top right corner of Firefox browser , click “Page” , then click “View Page Soure”.

Then new tab opens . There’re hundreds of lines. Click “three-dot thingy” again, click “Find in page” , to find the image file name, type “.jpg” in the “search” field , and I find something like this :

… src=“//live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323153077_a732b24113_t.jpg”

Use this line:
//live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323153077_a732b24113_t.jpg”

and add “https:”

So it becomes :
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323153077_a732b24113_t.jpg”

That creates/shows thumbnail.


For higher-res image, change the “_t” with “_b” .

So it becomes :
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50323153077_a732b24113_b.jpg”

and shows higher-res image.


Now you can decorate your post on BLF with your own decorative flashlight images (or any image you like) :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:


Let me try again (now it has “_m” instead of “_t” ? ) :
//live.staticflickr.com/65535/50322282888_4db6e6caee_m.jpg”


Let me experiments again with “_b” ( change the _m with _b ) :
//live.staticflickr.com/65535/50322282888_4db6e6caee_b.jpg”



Learnt new things again :

_t = thumbnail .
_m is larger than _t .
_b is larger than _m .