I’m pretty sure Windows Image Gallery resizes images when you watch them with it, so that you can watch the entire picture without having to scroll, which I guess helps if you’ve got a whole bunch of high resolution vacation photos that you want to torture your family with. I use CDisplay, MS Paint or Internet Explorer to view my images when I want them to be properly sized.
Sorry, can’t give you any more advice than that. I’m kind of new to this as well.
I really like the design. There’s this kind of retro-50’s-sci-fi-style over it that I always love. And if that is your first stab at a face it is WAY better than my first attempt.
Nice job! Looking forward to see more!
Also, sorry if my English is kind of crap in this post. It tends to be that when I’m tired 
