I have debated for a while whether or not I wanted to subject the viewers of any of the galleries on this site to the issues that sometimes arise with the use of flash - long load times, annoying timers, etc. However, I recently bought the pro-version (source code) of Autoviewer from AIRTIGHT Interactive and have been having a lot of fun customizing it and trying some new gallery layouts, etc. The one caveat is that you need to have at least a little programming knowledge to make changes that aren’t part of the default option set available with the pro version.

Check out some of the samples I’ve put together - choose one of the first two by your approximate monitor resolution. The application does have an option to scale images based on browser size but I preferred to have greater control over the rest of the layout and chose to separate the two versions. If I use Autoviewer in my “real” galleries I will automatically send the user to the appropriate version. The third gallery works in all browser sizes and is a single image slide show versus the more expansive linear layout of the other two.

Height > 900
Height < 800
All sizes

Here’s a screenshot of the first gallery if you’re not interested in trying it out…

Autoviewer is supported in an online form and there are instructions for quite a few customizations that have been heavily requested.

I was happy to receive notification a couple days ago that I had these two images accepted to the Larson Gallery’s 35th National Juried Photography Exhibition.

The prints will be on display at the gallery April 1st - 28th. The opening is Sunday, April 1st and if the weather isn’t too horrible I’ll hopefully make the trip from Seattle! I’ve heard that the shows are usually excellent so if you get a chance or are in the area please stop by.