Input Wanted Pls

[bugman]

Take a look at my site http://bugphotography.net

I created the layout myself, so far no complaints :nervous: was a little worried about too much green.

But what I'm looking to hear from you is should I have recent threads on the index? Do a lot of you do that? Or does that take away from people visiting the forums and reading new posts only?

Should I make the links to the Forum and Gallery stand out more, perhaps under the logo and not on the navbar to the left?

Thanks in advance!

[Nutz]

Very nice layout for the subject, good use of colours and low load times; Good work.
My only suggestion would be to use other status and new posts icons

I wouldn?t worry about the gallery, having the ?Random Photos? on the portal works well.

Oh and you might want to expand on your opening message ?Welcome to BugPhotography.net? build on the sites aims and some cool features mainly the gallery

I think your site will do well.

Thanks,
Mat

[MRGTB]

The green works well seeing as it's a nature site. Right colour to go with.

[bugman]

Thank you both for taking the time to add your input.

I wish i could use other status and new post icons, just not sure what and i'm not a great icon / pixel desginer.

[G_Man]

I like it.

I agree with Nutzz about the Gallery and the Portal. That is good enough. The Green looks great too. In fact, I think I'll make trip back there later and check it out in earnest. Looks interesting.

[Princeton]

Great work!
I love the header--vibrant colors; detailed image. :up:

SUGGESTIONS:
1)__ move RANDOM PHOTOS block to one of the outer columns (5 photos forces users to scroll on smaller resolution .. eg. 800*600); OR, showcase 1-2 photos in a bigger size -- the detail of the photos can draw people into your site ... right now, they are too small
2)__ you have 2 LOG INs on main page -- can be confusing to reader
3)__ get yourself a site map
4)__ regarding the photos ... you should have a Privacy Policy, Legal Disclaimer, Terms of Services policy on your site (click GTCUSTOM below ... download product and use the policies found there regardless if you use product on your site)
5)__ move the WHAT'S GOING ON block to it's original location ... if I go to your site I would be interested in its CONTENTS ... also, moving the WHAT'S GOING ON block to the bottom forces viewers to scroll all the way to the bottom -- therefore, reading all the contents on your page

good luck