Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Force image to be on its own (static) page

[CJFugate]

I have an image that with its caption takes up more or less a whole page. I'd like to see something like -

page 1
Section 1. This is the section where I describe the figure
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
Section 2. This is a new section unrelated to the figure
new text new text new text new text
new text new text new text new text
page 2
*************************************
* Figure *
**************************************


However, if I add the code for the figure where I'd like it to be

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\begin{figure}[H]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[scale=1]{chapterOne/Fig6.pdf}
\caption{this is my figure}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

the image gets forced to a new page after ALL THE CODE I PUT AFTER IT. If I try to use \newpage just before the image I get something that looks like -
page 1
Section 1. This is the section where I describe the figure
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
Blah Blah Blah
page 2
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
*
* Empty white space
*
page 3
*************************************
* Figure *
**************************************
page 4
Section 2. This is a new section unrelated to the figure
new text new text new text new text
new text new text new text new text

I don't want all the empty white space. I hope this makes sense! Thanks!!!

[localghost]

The only way to get a figure on its own page is by using the p placement parameter. And to get its output as soon as possible a combination with ! is advisable.

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\begin{figure}[!p]
% figure content
\end{figure}

Note that the text which still appears before the figure depends on the space that is left on the page before the figure can be processed. Nevertheless the figure still can float but should appear very soon with not to much distance to the place where it was declared i the source. At the latest on the next page.


Thorsten