I've witnessed other posters having trouble with attempting to use DA as a photo-sharing site. I use imgur.com here and the link that works here is the one labeled BBCode or some such. It's one of 5 or 6 ways to share the photos I upload there, given to me as a list. Of I was in error earlier; the R-CLICK opens up the DA page not the individual image.
I'm afraid that's an urban legend from the days of old. While it's true that there is two weeks (and a couple of posts) waiting time to get an avatar, PMs and the ability to edit posts, images can actually be posted right away. No, @BK613 has it right, it's a problem with DeviantArt. They don't allow inline linking of their hosted images anymore. The best option is to host your images on a service like imgur.com.
Deviantart will let you link them, you just have to open the image up in DA and copy the image link and make it your IMG address here. It's how I have them up in my threads here.
@The Reverend If you wish to show off your artwork, it is best to start your own thread. In the Art Forum, members will start a thread to show work-in-progress (WIP) on their models and other art. If you look back through this thread you will find that all the art is from member Hanzhefu. Posting comments/feedback here is okay but posting your stuff in Hanzhefu's thread would be considered off-topic. Like the pirate ship, BTW.
It's a way for the BBS to protect the atmosphere here from would-be spammers and porno-bombers. Hang in there.
The Bismarck-class Enterprise from FF was a deliberate departure from the established style of Starfleet's Enterprises. In this image, you make it look graceful. I am impressed! Given the setting of the show, do you think it would've turned into the NCC-1701-I ( i ) eventually?