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  1. blackwood

    blackwood Formula 3

    Dec 15, 2005
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    #1 blackwood, Feb 1, 2008
    I've decided to stop using my name as my domain and instead using something "poppier." Only thing I could come up with that wasn't taken (grumble grumble) is:

    HYPERCONTRAST

    I've sat on the domain for a few months because I don't really care for my old webdesign. Came across some software (thanks to fchatter ELIM) called Joomla and built my new site with it.

    Let me know what you think, and if you have any problems.

    Thanks,
    Marc
     
  2. wingfeather

    wingfeather F1 Rookie

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    #2 wingfeather, Feb 1, 2008
    That is a really cool name! Congrats.

    Car photos - you need some 348 Spiders in there!!!
     
  3. blackwood

    blackwood Formula 3

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    #3 blackwood, Feb 1, 2008
    Thanks.

    I have some on my dedicated car site (haven't updated it in over a year, but it's there: www.socal-exotics.com).

    On this one I'm picking and choosing what I consider my best pictures. It's more of a portfolio than anything.
     
  4. 4REphotographer

    4REphotographer F1 Veteran

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    #4 4REphotographer, Feb 1, 2008
    I really like it, some great pictures the one with the blue Murcie is great.

    I am still trying to get my site together. highgearphoto.com
    I have gone through a few designs and still don't really like any of them.
     
  5. blackwood

    blackwood Formula 3

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    #5 blackwood, Feb 1, 2008
    Check out Joomla. It's open source (free), PHP database driven, and you can control almost every aspect of the site through a web interface.

    http://www.joomla.org
     
  6. djui5

    djui5 F1 Veteran

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    #6 djui5, Feb 1, 2008
    nice site :)
     
  7. 4REphotographer

    4REphotographer F1 Veteran

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    #7 4REphotographer, Feb 3, 2008
    Sorry to Hijack your thread Blackwood, I did not want to create another thread, but I just spent the weekend creating a new design for my site and I need some feedback, my friends are being too honest. :D
    highgearphoto.com
    If anyone can help out it would be appreciated.
     
  8. sTyleR

    sTyleR Formula 3

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    #8 sTyleR, Feb 5, 2008
    Cool sites both of you. I say: "Let's see more cars!" But hey, what would you expect? This is coming from someone who reads FerrariChat daily.:D

    Chris, at least I AM an honest friend.;)
     
  9. HerrBremerhaven

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    #9 HerrBremerhaven, Feb 15, 2008
    I took a look at http://www.highgearphoto.com and at the top of the page found "<%@LANGUAGE="JAVASCRIPT" CODEPAGE="65001"%>" readable. It might be something with using FireFox on Mac OS X, though I should not be seeing lines of code. Seems to be a slight misalignment issue too with the header navigation and overlapping the white area, though perhaps also browser specific. Anyway, some cool images you have in your gallery.

    Looking at http://www.hypercontrast.com I am wondering if it is template driven, hence the reference to Joomla? Very clean look, and the zoom image in the header is nice. I would prefer not needing to scroll, though I am viewing this on a laptop (1280 by 854) monitor. The gallery interface reminds me a little of my portfolio over at Uber.com ( http://www.uber.com/gordonmoat ), which is Flash based. I cannot really tell if yours is Flash, or just Java, though it is very web 2.0 in the interface. You have some very nice images posted there, and I particularly like some of the Idyllwild shots . . . though of course I like the automotive shots too.

    I worked with a web designer on my new site, with the idea of simplifying it enough to make it easy for me to update. Of course, work gets in the way of keeping up to date and adding more content, though it is easy enough to use. My main goal was simplicity, letting the images be the emphasis over the interface.

    Ciao!

    Gordon Moat Photography
    http://www.gordonmoat.com
     
  10. blackwood

    blackwood Formula 3

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    #10 blackwood, Feb 16, 2008
    Yes, it's database-driven through a template.

    I agree about the flash gallery. I'll probably (eventually) code my own CSS/HTML gallery (I can't find a pre-packaged Joomla gallery I really like).

    Thanks for the reply.

    I'm glad it worked. Right about the same time you replied I was re-uploading the gallery. I took the double-border off all the pictures.
     

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