Images download in Firefox, but on Chrome and Safari they open in the browser window.
1. It's a mime-type setting in the browser.
2. If you're using Firefox, don't.
Under OPTIONS, when selecting "Direct Image URL", this is the type of URL you should be seeing:
https://www.evernote.com/l/AAu17ZOhEhFPUrTlriaff5I622RHxj7MJogB/image.png