Hi, > photo and the feeling that I'm trying to convey. Here's > another nice, simple site: > http://www.edkrebs.com/main.html
Yes - he has the same basic idea. I don't particularly like to do too much scrolling though. > > I'm glad you posted your web sit information. We, certainly > I, see too little of your work. Thanks. Me too. I just don't seem to get the time to go through anything anymore. Or at least, when I have the time I can usually think of other things to do. I still haven't developed all the film I shot in Spain last year, let alone scanned anything or worked on my website. I would like to go out and shoot an essay for the next RPS distinction, but I just don't seem to be able to do anything that requires a span of attention greater than that of a goldfish. Apart from read the PDML! -- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: Shel Belinkoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 19 June 2005 16:57 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: RE: PAW - "Clouds at Lindis Pass" > > Hi Bob ... > > I agree with you .... wherever possible a simple, neutral > background is most appropriate for showing off ones photos > and images. My own preference is an uncluttered screen with > just the photo shown in a thin border, maybe a caption, and a > grey background in the 75-75-75 to 90-90-90 RGB range. > That'll sometimes change depending on the tonality of the > photo and the feeling that I'm trying to convey. Here's > another nice, simple site: > http://www.edkrebs.com/main.html > > I'm glad you posted your web sit information. We, certainly > I, see too little of your work. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Bob W > > > I do like the idea of a neutral grey background for the > photos. A lot > > of research suggests it is the most effective background for > > presenting photographs, and it's used very effectively on a lot of > > sites. Here are > some > > examples: > > > > http://www.mitidieri.com/ I think the grey here is a bit > too dark, but > look > > how it promotes the colour. > > http://www.maryellenmark.com/ this is a much better grey for the > background, > > but I don't think she needs the black menu bar > http://www.viiphoto.com > > this uses the same general idea, but is slightly > too > > busy in parts > > http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/Home_MAG.aspx Magnum does > everything well. > > > > I've used basically the same approach for my own website > (which I've > > taken down - this is work in <laughing> progress </laughing> > > http://www.web-options.com/WIP/romanians3.xml uses xml/xsl > and it may > > not work in all browsers; the internal links don't work. In > this photo > > the > thick > > border is part of the scanned image, and won't be there if I ever > > finish > the > > site. > > > > >
