Critique: Www.genericrepublic.com

[Matt Wrightsteel]

Thanks

-M

[InfraRed]

I like it a lot... except I'm a big fan of grey backgrounds. Have you tested a medium or dark grey? What program did you use to design site? I would also like to see a slight shadow
line acting as a border (just my preference). I'm building my own site, and haven't figured out how to put a pinline border or shadowline around image. I don't see the feature in photoshop.
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[Clayton Wallace]

You may be working on it right now. I don't see a site, just a splash page (not a fan of spash pages). Nice photo there.

haven't figured out how to put a pinline border or shadowline around image. I don't see the feature in photoshop.

You can put a border on an image with html/css, or you can put a border and/or shadow on an image in PS. There are several ways to do it, none are hard. Do a search in this forum for 'drop shadow' or 'adding border'. Plenty of websites with step by step instructions. Here is one site: http://bermangraphics.com/tips/photoshopds.htm
and here is another link to a good pdf with step by step instructions. http://www.scrapbook-elements.com/tu...rop-Shadow.pdf

Borders can be done in a similar way using styles, though there are other ways as well.

[Matt Wrightsteel]

Place a cursor over the "wasted earth:austin" click should change to red. If you have blocked active x or java scripting you will not be able to see the flash gallery;large images in flash working on loading screen. Thanks for looking.

[Matt Wrightsteel]

Infrared: I have played with several background colors, I settled on the white. Felt that tthe grey bg washed out the high contrast imagery.

Dropshadow: when working on your image - expand the canvas size by 10-20 pixels - double click the photo layer and add a drop shadow, adjust the depth, strength, and size. Usethe layer effects. Thanks for the look!

-M

[Clayton Wallace]

Place a cursor over the "wasted earth:austin" click should change to red. If you have blocked active x or java scripting you will not be able to see the flash gallery;large images in flash working on loading screen. Thanks for looking.

Works fine this morninig. Didn't load at all last night.

[sebbomar]

Hello:

When I saw the first picture, I was wondering how you got a picture from the shuttle. After seeing your additional shots I realized I was not looking at a view from the shuttle in space but rather another pile of trash. This leads me to ask, Why take pictures of trash?

I don't think a lot of people want to buy pictures of trash.

What is the real purpose of your site?

If it is political you should add text that helps the pictures make a point. If it is an artistic collection then verbage explaining your vision about why trash is important would help the viewer.

[Clayton Wallace]

One man's treasure...

[Clayton Wallace]

Matt,

Revisited your site just now, again flash won't show in FF 1.5. It flickers a line about 10 pixels where the top of the flash file is supposed to be for about 1/10 of a second then nothing (just the back button). Thought you would want to know.