However, it is beyond the scope of this article to promote any of these. Perhaps one of the most frustrating things about a web page is having to wait for it to load. Even with today's faster modems, care must be taken to avoid this like the plague. With the onset of DSL and Cable Modems these larger graphic files download much quicker. However, keep in mind that there are thousands of users on the internet that don't have these high speed connections.
Graphics are high on the list of factors in regards to time when a page is loaded.
Put a bunch of graphic files on a page, or just one big one and you bring your page to a grinding halt. Well, there's more to it than that. The photo is approximately 4x5 in size. You post it to your site, load the page and presto, you've got a wonderful photo on a web page. I'd imagine that you're probably not too thrilled.