Thanks for the feedback, but I would like to address some concerns to explain why some things are the way they are.
As far as the number of photos being a lot, I did that because I've taken a lot of photos that I'm proud of and wanted to display them. And photos that I might not think are done well someone else might think it's a wonderful photo. So I let the end user decide whether to look at the photo or not, I just wanted to give them a large collection to choose from.
Also, you have to click directly on the number for each photo set because it's the number that's a link, not the square. I ripped code that made the cell highlight. I did this so I could easily update the site. If I wanted to change the structure of how things are grouped, then I don't have to make another image map, just change some text.
Lastly, I made each photo come up in a pop up window because I had many many requests to make my photos larger on the site. People who wanted to use a photo as wallpaper for their computer, or other purposes needed to have it available larger than what I had before. Also, doing it in a pop up also allows me to show the exif information if available. I also like the idea of pop ups because it makes each large photo it's own. There's no distraction for the user, all the focus can be set on it.
There, I'm done
I just wanted to defend myself a little bit because I'm very happy with what I've done and have thought long and hard about the site itself and I wanted to justify my decisions.
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