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Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/19/2008 09:47:05 PM · #29

Originally posted by robs:

Originally posted by kichu:
Why all the negativity? Takes 2 seconds to figure out how it works. You can turn the audio off right away in the top right corner, and it least it's not just another boring website.

Well - It's wrong to blast music by default anyway imo BUT that mute does NOT turn off all the sound in that intro.... That is unacceptable from a design point of view. There are accepted web practices and once you go away from those you run a risk of aggravating people... fine if it's a fun site but if it's people wanting to buy your images or business related they will not bother and go to the next on the list.

Too true. This discussion is happening on another site about models pages. Everyone says, "Just mute it. Turn your sound off." I don't WANNA! I want to listen to the music I have playing (currently Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, 'Thank You, live'). I'm more inclined to close and not come back. NEXT!

Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/19/2008 10:00:24 PM · #30

I don't care for it one little bit.

It is a messy disaster and I hate being forced to listen to somebody else's music.

01/19/2008 11:35:51 PM · #31

Originally posted by _eug:

I want to listen to the music I have playing (currently Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, 'Thank You, live'). I'm more inclined to close and not come back. NEXT!

For a start - _eug you're a legend.

For seconds, I reiterate that I don't think it's the best way of getting your photo's out there for potential buyers, but it is a LOT more engaging and captivating as a site than the majority of Web 2.0 bull that seems so prevalent in portfolio sites these days. There are several people who've posted that they've spent a few minutes working out how the site works - I think that's genuinely a triumph on the part of the designers. You WANT to figure it out, you WANT to get to the next "level". It's like all the great TV ads, you might not necessarily see a blatant plugging of the product, but you get a feel for the ethos of it, it makes you think. This guy might not have the worlds greatest shots, but we're all still talking about it aren't we? There's a sense of style and it's involving, how many sites really do that?

_eug

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/20/2008 12:45:24 AM · #32

Originally posted by JimiRose:

Originally posted by _eug:
I want to listen to the music I have playing (currently Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, 'Thank You, live'). I'm more inclined to close and not come back. NEXT!

For a start - _eug you're a legend.

I have to copy THAT into my flipping profile!

Edit: Better yet. My signature!

Message edited by author 2008-01-20 00:45:53.

MikeO

Fujifilm x100

01/20/2008 04:41:41 AM · #33

I thought it was excellent and easy enough to navigate, mine looks so boring compared with that !

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/20/2008 05:13:03 AM · #34

Originally posted by JimiRose:

[There are several people who've posted that they've spent a few minutes working out how the site works - I think that's genuinely a triumph on the part of the designers. You WANT to figure it out, you WANT to get to the next "level".

I don't think that's true at ALL. The only reason I "wanted" to get into it is because someone started thread and set "great photos here" and I wanted to check them out. I looked at two photos before I said "This is BS!", left the site, and have not gone back. Not because of the photography, but because of the site design. And now we have people visiting the site to see what the fuss is about, not to see the pictures. I couldn't even tell you the photographer's name now, unless I referred back to the first post. How is this is in any way helpful to him?

R.

Makka

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/20/2008 05:59:16 AM · #35

Originally posted by Beetle:

I don't care for it one little bit.

It is a messy disaster and I hate being forced to listen to somebody else's music.

Top right button! Switch it off! :)

I think the site is pretty cool once you find your way around it. I like the novel way of displaying the photos. Thanks for sharing!

kolasi

Nikon D300

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

01/20/2008 05:59:51 AM · #36

SO,
If someone invites you to thier house to look at some of thier photos, and when you get to thier house you see that the furniture is really tacky with yellow pleather sofas etc, and in the background some bad music is playing....you will say 'I cant look at your photos, its too much for me to handle'?

Lets get serious, the guy originally asked about what people think about the photos, Im sure a little bit of background musak and 'differnt' web design did not send you all into epileptic fits so that you couldnt say something about the photos.

Blue Moon

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

01/20/2008 06:08:48 AM · #37

ok, boo to all you old ney-sayers, LOVE the site, easy/fun to use...but the pics are mediocre, anyone of us could do that (or probably better) put in a studio setting with proper equipment.

i do agree that the "music" should be destroyed though, ugh.

Message edited by author 2008-01-20 06:09:44.

Blue Moon

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

01/20/2008 06:22:11 AM · #38

Originally posted by Greetmir:

Having said all that it is very very spiffy and may turn on younger gamer type people looking for quality and what my Dad used to call PIZZAZZ and what some younger people than me might call JUICE or SICK.

Juice?? :DDDDD

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/20/2008 07:09:49 AM · #39

Originally posted by kolasi:

Lets get serious, the guy originally asked about what people think about the photos, Im sure a little bit of background musak and 'differnt' web design did not send you all into epileptic fits so that you couldnt say something about the photos.

Actually, that's NOT what Jimi asked for: he didn't actually "ask" for anything â�� here's the entirety of the original post:

"If you've never seen this site before I'd check it out, truly innovative and the guy has some great stuff. Inspiring."

Jimi was actually more focused on the website than the photos, as far as I can see, and telling us we should "check it out", which is what we've been doing. My feedback on the pictures, from what I saw of them, is "competent but uninspiring"...

R.

01/20/2008 07:10:09 AM · #40

Originally posted by Blue Moon:

Originally posted by Greetmir:
Having said all that it is very very spiffy and may turn on younger gamer type people looking for quality and what my Dad used to call PIZZAZZ and what some younger people than me might call JUICE or SICK.

Juice?? :DDDDD

I know! Is it freshly squeezed though? I like the bits...

zarniwoop

Nikon AF Nikkor 35mm f/2.0D

01/20/2008 07:12:49 AM · #41

Originally posted by Makka:

Originally posted by Beetle:
I don't care for it one little bit.

It is a messy disaster and I hate being forced to listen to somebody else's music.

Top right button! Switch it off! :)

It's clearly established web protocol that you DO NOT play music on your website by default. Not just because people might be listening to other things, but because they might be recording an audio stream, be around people who don't want to be disturbed (and sometimes muting the whole system is not an option, e.g playing very quiet music), but most of all, because a large proportion of web users absolutely hate it. And most people are clever enough to avoid alienating half their potential clients.I thought that this only happened on Myspace these days.

Sigma 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical HF for Canon

01/20/2008 07:16:31 AM · #42

I agree about the music thing, I lived with a girl who used to visit her boyfriend's death metal band page on myspace like 10 times a day. Drove me insane.

apashack

Canon EOS-20D

01/20/2008 08:46:10 AM · #43

Originally posted by JimiRose:

I agree about the music thing, I lived with a girl who used to visit her boyfriend's death metal band page on myspace like 10 times a day. Drove me insane.

I agree.....Music by default on a web site is annoying. I keep my speakers muted 98% of the time because of it.

Mydee1

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

01/20/2008 09:26:42 AM · #44

I hope someone contacts the photographer and directs him to this thread.

I don't recall any of his photo's but I do recall how difficult it was to access the gallery!!

Wildcard

Canon EOS-20D

Tamron AF 55-200mm F4-5.6 LD Di-II for Canon

01/20/2008 09:36:43 AM · #45

Well that was annoying, I finally figured out how to get in, never did find where to turn the music off. I couldn't figure out how to shuffle and I couldn't keep track of which images I'd already looked at. I did manage to look at a few, I feel that's quite an achievement but I couldn't tell you if they were good or not because I found the whole experience so irritating that I just didn't care what the images were like I just wanted to get out.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

01/20/2008 10:42:20 AM · #46

Originally posted by Mydee1:

I hope someone contacts the photographer and directs him to this thread.

I don't recall any of his photo's but I do recall how difficult it was to access the gallery!!

I've sent him an email with a link to this thread, hopefully he'll find the feedback helpful.

LanndonKane

Nikon D800

01/20/2008 12:21:49 PM · #47

I thought the layout was cool. But the photography... meh. Some shots were good, most were not.

_eug