Just one more post on the issue of thumbnails, and then I’ll get back to the trip.
I realize that in some cases–close ups of flowers or sunsets — the thumbnail is probably enough to give you an idea what I’m talking about. But there are times that the thumbnail really doesn’t show anything — and even an image that runs the full width of the column doesn’t offer all the full-size image. So I was wondering if I could ask you that, if a thumbnail looks like nothing, like just a blob of color, could you click on it then? Because every image is picked because it shows something of interest, and there are times you’re just not going to see anything without clicking. (And since I’ve been writing this blog since 2007, it’s too late to go back and change all the photos).
Here are a couple of examples, just so you know what I’m talking about.
Thumbnail — you can’t see the pandanus (the palm-like leaves) at all.
Pandanus
Full column width
Pandanus
Here are some fabulous, worn rocks from a few days ago.
Thumbnail — looks pretty much like nothing
The full column width version is better, but still doesn’t show all the detail you get when clicking on it and seeing it full size.
Of course, because I’m a writer first and foremost, I’ll still be happy to have you just as a reader. The words are the most important part of this site–which is exactly why I diminished the photos in the first place. But I also love Australia, nature, geography, and all the wonderful stuff that is out there to see, so I do hope you’ll occasionally look at the photos.
And tomorrow, back to the writing.
Waltzing Australia 
I don’t click on the photos very often, but I look at some of those blobs and if it says that there are pandanus leaves, I know what they look like. The words are what makes me look at photos more closely. If it is something I am familiar with I don’t usually look … unless I am looking for inspiration on how to draw the subject as a quilt block design.
Fair enough. I live in the U.S., far from the kind of places that would grow something like pandanus, so I want people to know what they look like. If you already know, then it makes sense to not worry about it.