Sorry Al, I wasn't entirely clear - I meant for the voting process. I feel as though thumbnailed images would be at a disadvantage
I agree with this. Thumbnails tend to get ignored.
I assume that people use them because it's convenient, don't know any better, or their shots are a good few MB in size.
I propose this: send me what you've got and I will convert it into a format that suits the forum and is sub-100k. Your original will remain intact for the calendar (assuming it wins) but you'll get a fair crack at it from people who otherwise can't be bothered to click on your 6MB pic. Alternatively, I will teach you how to reduce a JPG without losing too much quality.