Upside down pics??

[Chefdog]

I just became a site supporter, and tried to upload pics straight from my phone instead of photobucket, and they're all upside down. (Pets thread)
I just checked the thumbnails in my attachments and the pics are upside down there.
I'm going to try to rotate the pics on my iPhone and then upload them...

[RoyGBiv]

Some phones embed the orientation into the photo's EXIF information.
When you take the photo while holding the phone "upside down", that orientation gets written into the image.
When you display that photo on the web, sometimes the code used to display the photo will read the EXIF data and sometimes it will not.

Looking at your upside down pets photos, the EXIF data is not present... I'm guessing it was automatically stripped when you uploaded the photo.. so the web site has no way to sort out that the "orientation" should be flipped. You would need to edit the file, fix the orientation and re-save it, then upload it again to fix this. At least that's the way I would go about it... Maybe there's an easier way??

The vexing part is when you open that photo on your PC at home, the PC (or MAC) will read the EXIF data and display the photo "right side up". You're left wondering what's up?... The difference is that the EXIF data is present on the PC version of the photo but not here. To fix this, you need to copy the photo (put it in the correct orientation first, then hit "Ctrl-C", and the go to a NEW file and paste it "Ctrl-P". Then save it. This new file will have an upside-up orientation without the need for any EXIF corrections.

Side note: You also want to make sure that any photo you intend to publish on the internet, you have the GPS marking turned off. I'm guessing from what I see in your photo that this web site strips the EXIF data (not sure) from uploaded files. So the GPS data gets stripped (good thing) along with the orientation info (inconvenient thing). But if you have not turned off the GPS feature in your camera app, the EXIF data in the original photo will show your exact GPS location (very bad thing in most cases, certainly when you plan to put them on the internets)

Here's an EXIF example from one of my photos..

Filename - xxxxxx.jpg
Make - NIKON CORPORATION
Model - NIKON D3100
Orientation - Top left
XResolution - 300
YResolution - 300
ResolutionUnit - Inch
Software - Ver.1.01
DateTime - 2014:01:09 17:11:20
YCbCrPositioning - Co-Sited
ExifOffset - 228
ExposureTime - 1/60 seconds
FNumber - 5.30
ExposureProgram - Not defined
ISOSpeedRatings - 3200
ExifVersion - 0221
DateTimeOriginal - 2014:01:09 17:11:20
DateTimeDigitized - 2014:01:09 17:11:20
ComponentsConfiguration - YCbCr
CompressedBitsPerPixel - 2 (bits/pixel)
ExposureBiasValue - 0.00
MaxApertureValue - F 5.28
MeteringMode - Multi-segment
LightSource - Auto
Flash - Flash fired, auto mode, return light detected
FocalLength - 40.00 mm
UserComment -
SubsecTime - 40
SubsecTimeOriginal - 40
SubsecTimeDigitized - 40
FlashPixVersion - 0100
ColorSpace - sRGB
ExifImageWidth - 900
ExifImageHeight - 600
InteroperabilityOffset - 34880
SensingMethod - One-chip color area sensor
FileSource - Other
SceneType - Other
CustomRendered - Normal process
ExposureMode - Auto
White Balance - Auto
DigitalZoomRatio - 1 x
FocalLengthIn35mmFilm - 60 mm
SceneCaptureType - Standard
GainControl - High gain up
Contrast - Normal
Saturation - Normal
Sharpness - Normal
SubjectDistanceRange - Unknown

GPS information: -
GPSVersionID - 2.2.0.0

Maker Note (Vendor): -
Data version - 0210 (808595760)
ISO Setting - 3200
Image Quality - NORMAL
White Balance - AUTO
Focus Mode - AF-A
Flash Setting - NORMAL
Flash Mode - Built-in,TTL
White Balance Adjustment - 0
White Balance RB - 718
Exposure Adjustment - -2.3
Thumbnail IFD offset - 11290
Flash Compensation - 67072
ISO 2 - 3200
Lens type - 234881024
Lens - 1466
Flash Used - On camera
Bracketing - 0
Noise Reduction - OFF
Total pictures - 355

Thumbnail: -
Compression - 6 (JPG)
XResolution - 300
YResolution - 300
ResolutionUnit - Inch
JpegIFOffset - 35040
JpegIFByteCount - 9092
YCbCrPositioning - Co-Sited

[Chefdog]

Holy crap dude, you're too smart to talk to me. I appreciate your help though, unfortunately I have a better chance of swimming the English Channel than deciphering what you told me!

I need to stick to photobucket, like the rest of the mouth breathers.

Seriously, I appreciate the effort.

BTW, I attempted to "fix" the problem, and ended up kittening the bed even worse than before.

[RoyGBiv]

LOL!!

Condensed version...

1. Open the file on a computer. I don't know a way to do it on a phone.
2. Fix the orientation if necessary
3. Copy the image "ctrl-C"
4. Paste the image into a new file "ctrl-V" <-- Edited to Fix
5. Save the file with a new name...
6. Re-upload it.

And... Check your camera app settings on your phone and make sure you have the "Record GPS Data" (or whatever they call it) turned off.

[ToddG]

4. Paste the image into a new file "ctrl-P"

CTRL-V, no?

[Chefdog]

LOL!!

Condensed version...

1. Open the file on a computer. I don't know a way to do it on a phone.
2. Fix the orientation if necessary
3. Copy the image "ctrl-C"
4. Paste the image into a new file "ctrl-P"
5. Save the file with a new name...
6. Re-upload it.

And... Check your camera app settings on your phone and make sure you have the "Record GPS Data" (or whatever they call it) turned off.

Now that I might be able to handle!!!
Thank you very much.


Todd,
Any changes to the above on a Mac?

[RoyGBiv]

CTRL-V, no?

Correct.! Brain was not properly in gear... "Ctrl-V"

"Ctrl-P" = Print...

[Chefdog]

Correct.! Brain was not properly in gear... "Ctrl-V"

"Ctrl-P" = Print...

Do those instructions apply to a MacBook?

[ToddG]

Are those instructions for PC or Mac?

Yes.

[Chefdog]

Wait, huh?
Was that some kind of sarcastic ambiguity? Or possibly ambiguous sarcasm?

[ToddG]

Was that some kind of sarcastic ambiguity? Or possibly ambiguous sarcasm?

Yes.

[Chefdog]

Yes.

Shucks, foiled again!

[ToddG]

Shucks, foiled again!

Yes.

[Chefdog]

(Hangs head and quietly exits)