Same images, different template. I just wasn’t happy with a couple features (or lack there of) with the template I had been using (Monotone – the photoblog template).
First, I did not like the one image per page feature where the viewer had to click through for each successive image. With this template, you can scroll down the page and see multiple posts (10 per page). I feel this makes it easier to get a feel for a body of work.
Second, I did not like the background color changing to match each individual image. Sometimes it looked OK. Other times, I felt the background really distracted from the image. My preference would be a black background but if I can’t have that, white will do.
Third, I did not like the fact that the old template did not offer widgets and the viewer had to go hunt for past images, etc. This template puts it all right there on the page with you. That will make it much easier to find the images that I refer back to. For example, the image immediately preceding this note (“Razorbill on Machias Seal Island”) refers back to an earlier post (“Puffins on Machias Seal Island”). It will be much easier to find that earlier post with this template.
If you have visited my blog previously, let me know what you think of the change.
Thanks.