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The photo gallery is the BANE of my LIFE and has been since the start of www.morganacademyfp.co.uk version 2.
(Pics with wrong names attached, pics in a random order, pics too large to view, albums in the wrong order. . . !
Eoin ( Clova Design) and Morganfp, aka Thelma, are in the process of trying to sort this out.
Have a look at
http://picasaweb.google.com/home
and tell us what appears.
If the link works, you should see some amazing pics.

Sorry, can't see anything related to Morgan.

Thelma, unfortunately the link you provided does not lead to photos related to the Morgan.I've enjoyed the pictures on the current photo gallery. My lack of technical expertise leaves me without much understanding of the task you face.
Is it the case that the Morgan Academy does not keep its photographs on file? Have you had to create the gallery from scratch?
It sounds to me as though there is a really useful collaborative project in the making here if such a file does not already exist .... The challenge is how to go about it so that it is not the bane of your life. How could we help? A concerted effort to create a comprehensive file might be the instrument to attract more FPs to use the website. What would the best way of doing this be? Most of us must have some annual photos tucked away and it might be the incentive to look them out. Instead of the owners trying to name the faces, (I tried this on some of the photos that Ian submitted to the gallery without success and I left the morgan only 50 years ago!), would it be possible to put out an e-mail call to FPs to name themselves and, reliably, one or two others?

Sorry. I put the wrong link on, here. Eoin has worked his magic, yet again, so the gallery can now be accessed fromthe whole page.
I've got a mass of photos to put on. Some are ones previously seen, others are new. If anyone has pics, then send me jpgs - small ones and I'll put them into the appropriate album.

I'd love some help naming people on pics. I could allow anyone to submit photographs directly to the gallery, but I'm a bit wary of that. (Unwanted visitors can cause havoc, as longtime members know.)
If you would like to help, send me the dates of your time at Morgan and I will send you photos that need names. Although I was only at Morgan 1954 - 65, I seem to be able to identify people from my sister, Dorothy Brown's era (1950 on) better than my own!

scotsfolk@yahoo.co.uk is the email to use.

Thelma, have you put all the photos in the new gallery as i cant see any of the ones I sent to the old gallery?

Ian, I haven't put all the photos on, yet. We have a 14 week old pup, Ivan, who requires a lot of attention, so it will be a long process.

Thelma, I was at the Morgan from 1947 till 1960. I can still name a few of the people who were in the same class as me. How would you transmit the photos? By electronic file? If I find some old photos as I sort out my belongings (now that Viviana and I have finished building the cottage in Canada) how would I get them to you? Would I scan them and send a digital file? I would be happy to help in any way that I can.

Sorry Thelma. I wasn't trying to hassle you. i thought maybe you were restricted to a certain number of photos on this new site. hope new pup is progressing.

Ian, the new gallery seems to have unlimited space - or at least more than we need. It's amazing. I downloaded the entire Fire album in less than 5 minutes! On the old gallery, each photo had to be downloaded individually!

Ronald and others. Scan the image and optimize it, so that it doesn't take too long to download and send to me,
scotsfolk@yahoo.co.uk
As much info about the pic (class, year names) would be most appreciated. Word document for large numbers of names, so that I can create a separate image, please. Ideally I'd like to put the names on the same image, but the photo quality would be compromised.

Now the challenge is to increase the number of FPs who regularly make postings. How might that be accomplished? I was thinking that the photo gallery might be one approach -- ask FPs to view the gallery and identify themselves and one or two others with certainty. We all like seeing what we looked like when we were young and stupid (and now we are, alas, no longer young!). Other ideas? Is there any kind of mailing list for Morgan FPs? If so, the photo gallery might be a magnet and focus of interest (more so, even, than the weather!)As Ronald George Smith, I attended the Morgan Academy from 1947 to 1960. My sister Vivian (two years my senior) and brother Euan (two years my junior) also attended the Morgan.ronald mackay

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Ronald, I have moved your post from the General Chat , Congratuations thread. (Never done that before!)

There is no mailing list, unfortunately - Data protection issue. The only way of keeping in touch is by joining Morgan Academy Former Pupils' Association or by word of mouth. If you are in contact with other FPs, let them know about MAFPA, www.morganacademyfp.co.uk £5 a year subs is a REAL BARGAIN. All money raised, apart from minimal admin costs, goes to supporting the pupils of Morgan Academy.
(Anyone can post on the Forum, although they will be wheeched if they post silly MESSAGES.)

Mmmm. No mailing list. I have little or no copntact with the UK now other than my immediuate family. What if each of us persuades One FP tyo subscribe. It's a start!

HELP required.
There has to be a way of putting class names on a photograph without compromising the quality of the photograph, but I'm stumped.
It's so frustrating to have the photograph and the names and yet not be able to combine the two.
All suggestions welcomed!