[JasonB]

Nobody has "attacked" you, I'm not sure where you get that idea. I simply made a polite suggestion to both of you.

The resolution is to help page load speed, and the photos are also compressed for the same reason.

But Doug's photos are genuine. Edited in photoshop, but taken with a camera. He just happens to be talented, and he's also been kind enough to let us use his work on the site.