Good suggestion, Rita!

I just love the fact that now I can click on a persons profile and see the list of their banner submissions. I have checked quite a few since this feature was installed. I love it.

It is a neat feature, now we can check out past ones we may have missed!

And see all the banners by each person.

I just enjoy the banners as they appear on a much more passive basis. I love that they change daily. I also enjoy the random ideas, which pop up things I have missed. It's all good.

The daily banner change is a unique feature of ATP that I love. I especially like how they come from different members. I feel like it completely transforms the site every single day, and each member has the chance to be the leader for the day.

I like that it is a surprise. We never know what the banner for the day will look like until we see it.

Sue

What are the requirements for submitting a pic for banners?

Thanks!

As Dave explained it to me, since the banners are prominent, front and center for 24 hours at the very top of the page, they must be framed right and sharp and in focus as much as possible. Using blurry images or poorly shot photos shows ATP in a very poor light and we can't afford to do it.
Since the ATP logo pushes the banner over and then puts the logo on, only the first 1/2 of most banners are visible to most viewers so try to select a photo based on where the subject will end up being.
As it says on the banner submission page "The image must be exactly 150 pixels high and at least 1,200 pixels wide. Please only upload banners from your very best, sharpest and most colorful images."

@Calif_Sue, so you're saying the left side of the photo is the side most prominent? I was thinking it was the right side. I didn't realize the photo gets pushed over by the logo --- I just thought the logo obscured the left side of the finished banner, thus making the right side the more visible side.

Sue is right. The logo does not obscure the left side of the banner. It actually pushes the banner over. The most prominent part of your banner should be inside the first (left most) 700 pixels (or so) of the image. Most people only see about the first 800 pixels of your banner.

Thank you very much for that, both Sue & Dave! Rita has inspired me to try my hand at banner making --- it's not easy! I'm learning that one has to look at photos in an entirely different manner & what may be a beautiful photo does not necessary make a beautiful banner. Okay, so new lesson for me..... look to the left side for the interest.

I haven't done any banners for quite some time because i already have a number submitted. I'm going to look at them with a new perspective. I will need to consider what portion of the banner will be used. Maybe I will try 2-3 new ones. Thanks Dave and Sue.

I thought the logo covered the left part of the image also. Will consider that when framing photos in the future, with banners in mind.

I did a comparison at different screen resolutions here:
http://garden.org/thread/view_...

See the whole "Making a banner tutorial" thread here:
The thread "Making a Banner Tutorial" in Site Talk forum

Supposedly, the most common screen resolution nowadays is 1366 bx768, but this takes into account EVERY user, including offices. That's probably not valid for the average ATP user.

Very interesting Rick & thank you. I find my resolution is 1280 x 800. But I have a 15" laptop & on my screen, the lady beetle does not show at all. I only see part of the bloom to the left. Not that it still didn't catch my eye because it did but it wasn't until I clicked on Robert's photo in the thread that I saw the rest of the banner.

The screen resolution of ATP visitors are:

1) 1366x768: 11.27%
2) 768x1024: 9.35%
3) 1280x800: 7.68%
4) 1280x1024: 7.46%
5) 1920x1080: 7.28%
6) 1440x900: 6.77%
7) 1024x768: 6.40%
8) 1600x900: 5.25%
9) 1680x1050: 4.46%
10) 320x480: 4.25%

flaflwrgrl said: I find my resolution is 1280 x 800. But I have a 15" laptop & on my screen, the lady beetle does not show at all.

Yet, when I change my resolution to 1280 x 800, I still see the lady beetle. Master Dave, shouldn't I still see the same thing as flafwrgrl?

At 1280x800 the beetle should be visible. I suspect something else is happening with flaflwrgrl's browser. It's probably not full screen. If it is windowed then it will display at whatever size the window is set to.