[photo-3d] How best to present stereo on the web?

[Gromit <gromit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My web publishing philosophy is that:
+  A page has to load quickly (we have thin pipes in Alaska).
+  Any and all graphics *must* contribute to the message (i.e. no blinking 
bullets).
+  The presentation *should* be browser independent (I don't expect someone 
to change browsers just to view my page).
+  It should be navigable with images turned off.
+  The page content and layout must accomodate the intended audience (what 
works for grandma, may not work for IBM)

On my personal web site (maintained primarily for distant family members), 
I include inline thumbnails to accompany the text that are linked to full 
sized (flat) images.  I wanted to share some stereo images with that same 
audience, but wasn't sure how best to present the images and stay within 
those same guidelines.

I posted my very first reasonable stereo pair on its own page in three 
formats (parallel, cross-eye, anaglyph) 
http://stereo.thurstons.org/SlideDemo/StereoOne.htm.  This resulted in a 
page with far more graphic content than I like to present.  It was slow 
loading, and felt difficult to organize and read.

The next time I tried, I used a 200 wide thumbnail linked to a JPS with two 
text links pointing to different sized anaglyphs. 
http://stereo.thurstons.org/ It has the advantages of being faster loading, 
allowing more room for text, and better able to scale to include new 
images.  I fear, however, that I have made it too complicated for novice 
viewers.

I'm now asking this group's opinion of the most recent presentation 
method.  I have two questions:
Keeping in mind the intended audience, how do you think I could improve it?

If I want to expand my target audience to include people with more stereo 
viewing experience, how do you think it could be improved?

John Thurston
Juneau, Alaska