I'm sure this has been talked about before - so my apologies for redundant efforts.

With almost every image I post to the galleries I am forced to reduce and compress to fit the 512k file size limit - substantially lowering image quality 

I understand that storage and bandwith are still an issue, even though both have significantly decreased in cost of the years.

So how about this; there currently is an option to increase the number of uploaded files to three per day for a 5.00 monthly fee. Provide an option that for the same 5.00 fee, instead of uploading 3 512k files, upload 2 720k files, or 1 1024k file - or some variaiton which fits the cost profile for your server and services.

For those of us who love the HD format and higher quality images, this would be a fantastic addition to the gallery.

I also realize that with higher quality images there may be an increased risk of copyright violators, but that should be the decision of the artist to publish at the higher resolutions and take those risks.

Thanks all.