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Title: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: Spud on December 06, 2011
Some pics I found from a recent walk up slievenagriddle, a hill in my local area, a nice wee walk, and one of the best all round views you will get! there is a megalithic tomb at the top

View to the Irish Sea
(http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i334/redspud1/slievenagriddle/viewtotheirishsea.jpg)

The Mournes
(http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i334/redspud1/slievenagriddle/themournes.jpg)

Isle of Man
(http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i334/redspud1/slievenagriddle/theisleofman.jpg)

The Downe and Downshire Hospitals
(http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i334/redspud1/slievenagriddle/thedowne.jpg)

St Patricks Statue, with Scrabo Tower in the background
(http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i334/redspud1/slievenagriddle/stpatrickandscrabo.jpg)

View towards my Mums house!
(http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i334/redspud1/slievenagriddle/mumshouse.jpg)

Killyleagh
(http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i334/redspud1/slievenagriddle/killyleagh.jpg)

Guns Island
(http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i334/redspud1/slievenagriddle/gunsisland.jpg)

The Belfast Hills
(http://i1088.photobucket.com/albums/i334/redspud1/slievenagriddle/belfasthills.jpg)


http://www.irishmegaliths.org.uk/zSlievenagriddle.htm


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Latitude:  54° 20' 0.26" N
Longitude:     5° 39' 2.23" W
Title: Re: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: LandyLiam on December 06, 2011
drove by it loads of times and never knew it was there, must get a wee dander up there some day, where's the best place to park?
Title: Re: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: Spud on December 06, 2011
Quote from: LandyLiam on December 06, 2011
drove by it loads of times and never knew it was there, must get a wee dander up there some day, where's the best place to park?

Lough Money car park Liam, there's a gate beside the lough shore, up a wee hill past an old cow byre and then on up the hill, just follow the track to the top, there is a pumping station, bear right here then up a wee steep bit to the top
Title: Re: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: Mourneman on December 06, 2011
Love this hill,went up the track that runs off the farm lane,great fun on the mountain bike,nice photos
Title: Re: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: whoRya on December 06, 2011
Cracking views there Redspud.

Is it just me or does everyone else have to scroll left and right to see the full pictures?  Is it something I can change myself or are they just big pictures?
Title: Re: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: Spud on December 07, 2011
Quote from: whoRya on December 06, 2011
Cracking views there Redspud.

Is it just me or does everyone else have to scroll left and right to see the full pictures?  Is it something I can change myself or are they just big pictures?

Yes I have the same thing when viewing photos
Title: Re: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: ChuckMcB on December 08, 2011
They are looking fine here, no scrolling needed, must be your screen resolution width is lower than the width of the forum + pictures.

Try holding CTRL down while rolling your mouse wheel. That will allow you to zoom out a bit to see the whole photos.
Title: Re: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: whoRya on December 08, 2011
Quote from: Chuck on December 08, 2011
They are looking fine here, no scrolling needed, must be your screen resolution width is lower than the width of the forum + pictures.

Try holding CTRL down while rolling your mouse wheel. That will allow you to zoom out a bit to see the whole photos.

Works a treat, cheers Chuck.
Title: Re: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: Oisín on December 08, 2011
Happens me to. Thats how I got over the problem.

I think its just smelly old Internet Explorer, doesnt happen to me at home.
Title: Re: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: cerbera147 on December 08, 2011
I use Faststone Photo Resizer before uploading to Photobucket  ;D

http://www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm

Generally 800 x 600 or 640 x 480 works well for forums.

TEST - This pic is 800 x 600.

(http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af203/cerbera147/P3283016.jpg)

This is 640 x 480.

(http://i1008.photobucket.com/albums/af203/cerbera147/Test201.jpg)
Title: Re: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: ChuckMcB on December 08, 2011
TBH redspud's pics are perfect (and preferable) for me. The 640x480 only fills half my screen (but I'm sitting behind a 22" monitor at 1680x1050)
Title: Re: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: Spud on December 08, 2011
Thanks for the tip chuck, I tried the mouse wheel thing, but no joy!  :(
Title: Re: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: LandyLiam on December 08, 2011
Quote
Try holding CTRL down while rolling your mouse wheel.
great tip, works for me
Title: Re: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: Spud on December 08, 2011
When I try it, it makes the writing smaller but still have to scroll with the pics! Also one of my smilies has been replaced with a picture of a pie chart!
Title: Re: Slievenagriddle, a great wee hill
Post by: cerbera147 on December 09, 2011
Suppose it's dependent on screen size. I visited one website and they had a very strict policy on pic sizes  :o  So much so that if you posted the wrong in the size it got deleted  ::)

The CTRL scroll works a trick; I use it a lot with spreadsheets, etc. never thought about on a browser.

Tip of the day  ;D