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...using Google + photos (not Photobucket)

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/b-...0=w772-h475-no

...and some text below the image. The above photo was resized but not much by Google+ during upload. (So I edited the link code to show photo at better size.)

Re: Test Image
 

In other words, a success.

So, you needn't use Photobucket or Tapatalk (some of us like to use a PC for content creation).

Steps:

1. Upload your image to Google + photos
2. If it's your first upload there, Google + will ask if you want a "high resolution" image, where it will actually degrade your image slightly, or keep it at "full" resolution (very high file size if you used your smartphone). Your full resolution images are limited to a certain number of GB total, but "high" is unlimited.
3. Edit photo as desired.
4. View the finished photo, and RIGHT CLICK the photo and copy the image address. This is your photo URL. If you click "share" and "get link" it gives you a link to this photo's album in Google +, which you don't want here.
5. Use the image address between [IMG] tags in your postings, and presto, you have a photo on this forum that doesn't rely on Photobucket or Tapatalk.

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Just FYI, I don't see the first image!