? image_direct_link.patch
Index: image.admin.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/image/image.admin.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.9.2.2
diff -u -p -r1.9.2.2 image.admin.inc
--- image.admin.inc	3 Aug 2010 17:43:00 -0000	1.9.2.2
+++ image.admin.inc	23 Sep 2010 12:55:19 -0000
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ function image_admin_settings() {
     IMAGE_LINK_HIDDEN => t('Hidden'),
     IMAGE_LINK_SHOWN => t('Same window'),
     IMAGE_LINK_NEW => t('New window'),
+    IMAGE_LINK_DIRECT_LINK => t('Direct link to file'), 
   );
 
   $sizes = image_get_sizes();
Index: image.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal-contrib/contributions/modules/image/Attic/image.module,v
retrieving revision 1.322.2.4
diff -u -p -r1.322.2.4 image.module
--- image.module	18 Aug 2010 16:40:06 -0000	1.322.2.4
+++ image.module	23 Sep 2010 12:55:19 -0000
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ define('IMAGE_THUMBNAIL', 'thumbnail');
 define('IMAGE_LINK_HIDDEN', 0);
 define('IMAGE_LINK_SHOWN', 1);
 define('IMAGE_LINK_NEW', 2);
+define('IMAGE_LINK_DIRECT_LINK', 3);
 
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_help().
@@ -231,6 +232,13 @@ function image_link($type, $node, $main 
               'attributes' => array('target' => '_blank'),
             );
           }
+          elseif ($size['link'] == IMAGE_LINK_DIRECT_LINK) {
+            $links['image_size_' . $key] = array(
+              'title' => t($size['label']),
+              'href' => "{$node->images[$key]}",
+              'attributes' => array('target' => '_blank'),
+            );
+          }
           else {
             $links['image_size_' . $key] = array(
               'title' => t($size['label']),