Yeah around then, steemit still fucks up the quality of images somehow even though they are stored properly. Which is really weird cause if you go to https://steempeak.com/steem/@mindtrap/2-years-after-that-glorious-bull-run-small-signs-of-price-appreciation-are-back-on-the-menu#@mindtrap/q51gci and open the image in full screen from there, even though it's still stored on steemitimages it'll open it in proper res...
(have mentioned this bug a few times but not much has been done about it yet, will have to try again)