i need feedback on new website speed please :)

[Morgan]

NOTE: this was written after the 2nd time you changed the interval & befor the 3rd time. I got to talk to coworkers so it took me a while to post.



This time it took about 5 seconds to change at first. Then it got quicker taking about 3 seconds. Later it only took 2. That's the speed I like. But occasionally it would take 5 again.

My favorite layout is to be able to see all the thumbnails at once. It will play a slideshow, but if I want to skip to a particular one I can. I also like to be able to skip to the next picture when I get bored with one or pause if I want to look at one longer.

When I was hunting for a photographer, I typically went straight for their blog so I could scroll quickly through pictures.

[Morgan]

I like the new speed. On my computer, it's 2 seconds b/w pictures.

[leigh miller]

good feedback everyone. i think i can live with 2-5 seconds per pic. i may take the gallery down to 30 and see if that helps too. 30 was the most i wanted in a gallery but i had a hard time narrowing these down more.

i cant do more thumbnails per page cause the pic is taking up the entire thing. my site right now has more thumbnails per page. and the blogs not going anywhere :) so thats good!

[Morgan]

Are you changing the layout of your current gallery to this? I just went to your current website to see how it works now. I really prefer the current style. It's done exactly the way I like. But, that's just me. Others might like the larger pictures. The large pictures really do show off your work better.

[leigh miller]

yeah i am morgan. cause i like the bigger pics. i think they really make an impact. both sites are templates so i know there are tons of other photographers out there with the same sites. they new one is so image drive though i dont think it will matter.

[Morgan]

Originally Posted by leigh miller

yeah i am morgan. cause i like the bigger pics. i think they really make an impact. both sites are templates so i know there are tons of other photographers out there with the same sites. they new one is so image drive though i dont think it will matter.

yeah, the bigger pictures do show off the pictures more. Even if it doesn't let you use as many thumbnails. It's all about the pictures really.

[Nic Dragomire]

HEy Leigh, awesome stuff as usual, love the hugenormas images. I have a pretty quick connection and some of the images were taking up to 20 seconds to load.

~ nic

[kristaphoto]

Leigh - the site is beautiful and I love the huge pictures! It is a little slow for me though (Firefox, mac powerbook g4, wireless cable internet). I wouldn't sit and watch the whole thing, but I'm not a bride either... :)

[LisaW]

Hi Leigh!

Your gorgeous photos loaded very quickly for me. Under 3 seconds for each in the slideshow. Not slow at all!!!! Best of luck with the new site, very exciting!

Lisa

[Sandra E.]

I like your site, it is good looking.