My new website

Twentymac · 12 Mar 2009 at 23:55

Yeah i like the site buddy.

Domo · 12 Mar 2009 at 23:56

You're gonna have to help me out - I'm not sure what it is I'm meant to have done!

V-Spec · 13 Mar 2009 at 00:03

Domo said:
You're gonna have to help me out - I'm not sure what it is I'm meant to have done!

lol sorry, I meant you'd just pointed out something so glaringly obvious which I hadn't noticed ie: I didn't realise i'd written it 3rd person then done the last bit 1st!

unwashed potato! · 13 Mar 2009 at 00:33

laiman said:
Fair play then. I'm just not all that keen on it, being able to have standardized nav buttons say at the bottom of a pic seems like something that should be a basic option. I'm clueless as to how these things actually work though. So was just commenting from a layout/ personal preference perspective.

just want to say that in firefox 3 at least you only need to hover over say 30% of the image side to be able to select another image depending on the side you hover, not just the actual arow button, so it isn't actually that bad at all.

the owl photo is brilliant! he is looking right at the camera as though to say "oh **** i've been spotted. stand still he wont notice me"

Greenlizard0 · 13 Mar 2009 at 00:36

Nice website mate, but even nicer shots! Certainly beats the inability of my phone haha jk!

Phate · 13 Mar 2009 at 04:30

It's a simple website which does the job.

Simple websites work best imo

Rob200sx · 13 Mar 2009 at 09:03

Nice site and fantastic photo's, keep it up!

I'd remove the splash page though, it doesn't serve much of a purpose other than adding one extra (albeit small) step for a user to get to the content.

V-Spec · 13 Mar 2009 at 10:31

Rob200sx said:
Nice site and fantastic photo's, keep it up!

I'd remove the splash page though, it doesn't serve much of a purpose other than adding one extra (albeit small) step for a user to get to the content.

Do you get the larger image that loads with it though? or do you just get a black screen and "enter" at the top.

Tooks · 13 Mar 2009 at 10:39

I get the image with the enter button, so looks ok to me. I'm on firefox, but just tried it in IE and that worked too.

Nice website by the way, but agree with the comments on the intro 1st person/3rd person thing!

3dcandy · 13 Mar 2009 at 12:26

sorry if I didn't make myself clear mate re: splash page. As the site is setup to be simple, clear and direct why add an extra click just to see the photo's? I know why you added it, but just don't think it adds anything at all to the site! Does that make more sense now?

alexisonfire · 13 Mar 2009 at 12:37

Mammalian said:
you have worked alongside david attenborough?!

Not unless he was a cameraman for the BBC while he was a child

-TA- · 14 Mar 2009 at 19:08

Tim Gregory is an amateur photographer based in the UK

Take out amateur, you certainly aren't!!!!!

Toekiller · 15 Mar 2009 at 18:17

Good site, cracking photos.

Inquisitor · 15 Mar 2009 at 19:44

V-Spec said:
Thanks,

I just felt that having a main splash page would be better and give more impact that just going straight to the main page. Subjective I guess.

I agree that having a large image on the front page with no other content adds to impact, but splash pages are generally seen as bad form, as they require the user to click through to the rest of the site before they can actually do anything.

Perhaps a better approach would be to keep the front page as it is, but to add direct links to the other pages, so that it can serve as the 'main page' in itself.

Out of interest, what publishing platform are you using for the site? Is it a home-brew?

ElDude · 15 Mar 2009 at 22:33

I actually like the splash page, and the background. I also appreciate the 3rd person thing, because while it feels odd as you do it, it gives a more professional feel as if you've gone and paid a company to design a proper site for you with supplied info.

The only odd thing I've noticed it that the first few times I viewed the site, the image never loaded. On the 4th attempt it loaded, and after clearing cache and looking again it wasn't there initially but it loaded on a refresh. I don't know if that's my ISP or the website.

unwashed potato! · 15 Mar 2009 at 23:22

just noticed that when JavaScript is disabled the contact form doesn't work. not a good idea as then there is no way to contact you.

A.N.Other · 16 Mar 2009 at 00:40

Mammalian said:
just noticed that when JavaScript is disabled the contact form doesn't work. not a good idea as then there is no way to contact you.

With JavaScript disabled you can't see any of the image either, but I wouldn't be unduly concerned about people having it disabled.

unwashed potato! · 16 Mar 2009 at 00:59

A.N.Other said:
With JavaScript disabled you can't see any of the image either, but I wouldn't be unduly concerned about people having it disabled.

only on the splash page, everything else works fine, except the contact form. wouldn't be hard to get it sorted so i would if i were you op.

Adrianr · 16 Mar 2009 at 20:23

Please don't take this the wrong way, but do you have a more flattering photo of yourself for the About section? The being out in the thick of it look is cool, but you look like you're about to start shouting "Oi! Whatchuuu lookin' at?!"

RoleyBirkin · 17 Mar 2009 at 15:45

Adrianr said:
Please don't take this the wrong way, but do you have a more flattering photo of yourself for the About section? The being out in the thick of it look is cool, but you look like you're about to start shouting "Oi! Whatchuuu lookin' at?!"

Agree. Image is everything apparently.