.home #branding img {
	display: none;
}

.home #branding > a {
	display: block;
	height: 479px;
	margin-top: 30px;
	background: url(http://northbrookdairy.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/nbf-header-990x479.jpg) no-repeat;
}

http://northbrookdairy.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/nbf-header-990x479.jpg

The solution I would use for this problem would be to replace the header image JUST on the home page with the larger image. If you'd like to try that option, please provide a link to the header image from your media library in a reply here.

The image is getting stretched like that because of the following custom CSS that you added to your Appearance → Custom Design → CSS page:

#branding img {
	display:block;
	float:left;
	height:400px;
	width:940px;
}

Changing the height from "400px" to "auto" should fix it for you. Give it a try.

No CSS required!!!

My blog is http://christinetrevino.com

Well the problem is only visible when i set a featured images as header on one of the pages. As it is now it is a random header across the whole website.

This is the result of putting a featured header on one of the pages:

http://stockholmhf.wordpress.com/kurser/valpkurser-2/rallymix/

Best regards!

I clicked on a couple pages at http://stockholmhf.wordpress.com/ and the header images all looked wide enough. Could you point to a page where we can see the problem currently happening?

I'm working on a simple website for a friend. Its based on Twenty Ten theme and I've bought the Custom CSS upgrade and did some minor tweaks (I'm very new to CSS).

I have set a custom header size in the Custom CSS (to 940x400px) and when I set a featured image on one of the pages the image gets the wrong proportions. I have all the images in the right size to start with (940x400px).

I've tried to change the default image width in the Custom CSS page to 940px instead of the default 640px but it does not solve the issue

Is there a way to fix this with only the Custom CSS upgrade? In that case how?

Best regards!

http://stockholmhf.wordpress.com/

I do photowork and usually people want everything for free with a discount :-)

Sometimes I think that there is a guy out there who feeds coins to a machine that makes the sun shine...

I only wish designers where a bit more flexible, even with the free themes...

First off, I know that the free themes are limited in possibilities when it comes to changing settings and usually I´m fine with that. However, what I just don´t understand is why - for example - the Nishita team (great by the way) always defaults to a 1024x295 header. 295 is just too high and it makes the pages look weird.

Surely it must be possible to fixing the width without constraining the hight of a header?

On my site I´d rather use 1024x200 to show more content. The current implementation doesn´t really look nice on small screens, because the header takes up half of it to. Not good for a photo/portfolio blog...

Regards,
Ron

I also want to use this blog to spread the word about breast cancer, especially since my mom's a survivor, so if you don't mind checking in every once in a while, I plan to provide a link to a site that fund free mammograms by clicking on a link. I visit it whenever I can.

Much obliged!

Btw, how did you get your name into a link in your posts? When I hover over it, it shows me your url. This is probably not an appropriate place for this question, so if you can, point me to the right direction.

All the best,
DJ Aida

Thanks for saying thanks. You're welcome and happy blogging. :)
P.S. The option for marking this thread "resolved" is found in your original post.

I don't plan to upgrade, since I don't spend that much time on line to justify that expense. Also, I'm not that knowledgeable when it comes to css, so I guess I'll leave this theme for the time being. Once I have some more free time on my hands, I'll try to find a theme I like enough, with a custom header which I can change into something I made myself.

All the best,
DJ Aida