Wes. Thanks for your input, I was able me get the image uploaded as is without cropping.
However, the custom background image that I am using is covering the logo. Here’s what I am using in my custom css file. I am hoping you can figure out a solution.
** note that I made a mistake and copy/pasted the wrong CSS in my original message above.
#header { background: url(/images/backimage.png)!important;
}