Hi, Your page loads pretty well here (about 10 sec for all). The afterload impression is quite "what now ?", then a random click, and "uh... ok, lets try to understand this bizarre thing". Half of the visitors should abandon here, since they are lazy to make any effort by themselves. I honestly would have been one of them if it wasn't for testing. It took me about 15-30 seconds to get used to it, and then it's absolutely cool ! Understanding the navigation is like a reward, and I don't regret it. My only bad point would be the extremes left and right "doors" needed to switch photos one by one, which I deplore the design choice, but it's only a matter of taste. If the visitor is really here to discover the work, I think he will enjoy the session.
FF3.0.3 - Mac OS X 10.5.5 - Mac Pro - 20M bandwidth down