Photo previews in finder

hi there
so i have a picture in my "Pictures" folder but when i click on it and the preview icon in the finder window shows up on the right with all the info below it it isn't the photo that i get when i click to view in Preview. Is there a folder or something i can go to to see the preview thumbnails so i can figure out what it is?
thank you
imac   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

rileyman...
I was thinking along that line but the confusing part was putting it all into words. But the unfortunate thing there has to be some stripped data for it not to be seen there properly. Perhaps EXIF data, of which stands for Exchangeable Image File Format, that I am a bit clueless on any fixes. What I do know is that Preview.app is the worse for stripping that out on an export. Then the preview icon gets tagged into the picture rather than seeing the true picture from within the "Finder Preview Window"
What I do is to coral them up into single folder for opening within another application. iPhoto is ok at times, but I have more luck with Photoshop - Elements.
If you are photo application deprived, check over any camera, printer or scanner software that you have that may contain some freebies. Or feel free to see this website. There is a few image browsers there.
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