http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Edinburgh Sketcher cycling postcards en Thu, 21 May 2026 20:39:50 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17083#post-234938 Sat, 29 Oct 2016 08:52:44 +0000 Rosie 234938@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Stickman - thanks. I'll have a look in Paper Tiger. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17083#post-234932 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 23:44:39 +0000 Stickman 234932@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Rosie: His work is on sale in quite a few shops around town. Paper Tiger in the West End, but I don't know if the postcards are there yet. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17083#post-234923 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 22:23:14 +0000 Rosie 234923@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I love those cards. Are they available on line or do you have to go to the Design shop at Ocean Terminal? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17083#post-234877 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:25:48 +0000 chdot 234877@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Edit: can't get the image link to work, what am I doing wrong?"</p> <p>That's a link to a page not an image </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17083#post-234876 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:23:52 +0000 Frenchy 234876@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>what am I doing wrong?</em><br /> Looks like you're linking to a webpage, but sticking it in image tags?</p> <p>Normal link to webpage: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/131584654@N03/30617263615/" rel="nofollow">https://www.flickr.com/photos/131584654@N03/30617263615/</a></p> <p>The actual image location, which is what should go in the image tags is: <a href="https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5522/30617263615_5cb0417193_b.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5522/30617263615_5cb0417193_b.jpg</a> (note the .jpg ending)</p> <p>Flickr doesn't make it particularly easy to find the image location - you need to click the wee download button to the right of the image, then choose "View all sizes", choose the size you want, then right click and "Copy image location" (actual wording probably browser-dependent).</p> <p>Anyway, nice postcards! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17083#post-234875 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 13:18:22 +0000 algo 234875@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>very nice - use the bbcode embed hingme</p> <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/NDxtMr"><img src="https://c8.staticflickr.com/6/5522/30617263615_5cb0417193.jpg"></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/NDxtMr">@edinsketcher Victorian Edinburgh cycling postcards</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/131584654@N03/">Pidgin Posting</a>, on Flickr </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17083#post-234870 Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:53:52 +0000 Stickman 234870@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm a big fan of the Edinburgh Sketcher and he's got some really nice postcards of Victorian cycling in Edinburgh:</p> <p><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/30617263615_5cb0417193_m_d.jpg"></p> <p>(Edit: can't get the image link to work, what am I doing wrong?)</p> <p>(Edit 2: technical incompetence resolved: thanks.) </p>