diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index eeae390..d42be8e 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -69,10 +69,14 @@ impl State {
                 let entry = self.images.entry(path.clone()).or_default();
 
                 if matches!(entry, MaybeImage::Unloaded) {
+                    let columns = self.columns;
                     let (task, handle) = Task::perform(
-                        async {
+                        async move {
                             utils::load_image(&path)
-                                .map(|img| (path, handle_from_image(img)))
+                                .map(|img| {
+                                    let size = 1000 / columns as u32;
+                                    (path, handle_from_image(img.thumbnail(size, size)))
+                                })
                                 .map_err(Arc::new)
                         },
                         Message::ImageLoaded,
@@ -163,6 +167,7 @@ impl State {
                                 || Element::from(widget::space()),
                                 |handle| widget::image(handle).into(),
                             ))
+                            .anticipate(2000)
                             .on_show(|_size| Message::LoadImage(path.clone()))
                             .on_hide(Message::UnloadImage(path.clone())),
                         )