How/where did you try to post the pics?
I understand your frustration. I'm a dude, with a family, mortgage, and job that just wants to play reefdork, but the picture guards won't let me. Try this: Go to photobucket.com -- Start by creating an account/login then try 'uploading' the picture you want, finally create your reefcentral post and insert the link to your photobucket picture by clicking the "IMG" button and pasting the info. Help? Hurt? Hope this helped, not hurt.
EDIT: ps -- There is a 'resize' option on the menu there... Use it. Have fun.