Comments on: Up Close and Personal with the Imperial Walker

By: Jared Horn

Jared Horn — Sun, 24 May 2009 17:47:21 +0000

Ads: Anything that covers up the image (ever) is unwelcome in my book. Put them anywhere but there.
Image: I went here for my senior trip in highschool and took a shot of the same thing! http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajremix/3560309222/
Forgive the awful photo; I was not interested in Photography yet.

By: Hans Mast

Hans Mast — Sun, 24 May 2009 00:10:52 +0000

Keep the ads! You deserve the money. It’s *very* unobtrusive. Like someone else said, if you start using popunders, then I’ll complain, but unobtrusive ads like that will only make me cheer. The more money you make from this site, the better for us readers because you can afford to put more time into this site.

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By: Will

Will — Sat, 23 May 2009 19:47:28 +0000

The ad is not obtrusive at all. Keep it Trey. You deserve the .000001 cent you are paid per impression for all the work you do on the site.

Entertainment aint free people!

By: Richard Uchytil

Richard Uchytil — Sat, 23 May 2009 19:22:32 +0000

AWESOME!! I was in high school when the first one came out. It played here for over 1 year in the same theatre! The ad’s surprised me, but I don’t mind. I just know I have to keep my mouse off the image if I don’t want to see them. That’s pretty easy.

By: Travis

Travis — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:01:11 +0000

I did a little searching and found that the crane theory is an urban legend.
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/06/26/did-oaklands-cranes-inspire-the-at-at-walkers-the-answer-finally-revealed/

Nice shot even though the sky is a little bright.

By: Adam Schmid

Adam Schmid — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:48:20 +0000

Great shot Trey! As far as the pop up ad goes, it’s not really that big of a deal. It only happens when you mouse over the picture and is not very intrusive. Not only that but I usually end up clicking on the picture to see the larger version on Flicker anyways.

By: Trey Ratcliff

Trey Ratcliff — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:12:06 +0000

Thanks all. I see you don’t like the ads? I’ll decide tomorrow whether or not I will keep them. As you can see, there is no advertising on the site at all except for the little banner on the right. It’s probably the most ad-free popular site on the internet! I thought this was not very intrusive… since it only happens when you “Mouse-over” the pic, and is user-initiated. But, if it’s gonna piss people off, then I’ll remove them…

Matthew – This is in Disneyworld.

By: JB

JB — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:08:46 +0000

Love your pics. Check em out almost every day. The pop-up ads distract from the art.

By: ChadTHX1138

ChadTHX1138 — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:02:03 +0000

KEWL!

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 23 May 2009 15:54:15 +0000

Guys, stop complaining! Trey puts up wonderful pictures for you EVERY DAY and you’re going to complain? Seriously!
Besides, the ads only show if you hover the mouse over the photo, so uhh, just maybe put your mouse somewhere else on the page?
Just an idea!

By: Fiona Murphy

Fiona Murphy — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:06:16 +0000

Did I ever mention that my dad used to work at 20th Century Fox? That’s one lot I can get you on… Maybe that will be our next adventure. Bwah ha ha haaaa…..

By: Eleazar Paradise

Eleazar Paradise — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:02:31 +0000

I don’t care if the sky is Purple, this shot is cool. An Ewok’s nightmare.

By: Mark P

Mark P — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:27:28 +0000

Don’t like the pop-up add. Very iritating.

By: John Cox

John Cox — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:01:06 +0000

Hey Trey, no drama with the ads at all, this is the internet after all, go for it! (The moment you have on page pop-up video ads I’m outta here though )

By: John Lyon

John Lyon — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:55:05 +0000

I’m guessing this is in Disney World.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:28:08 +0000

Trey,

I always enjoy your photography, and appreciate your willingness to share both your experience and your techniques. The popup ads incorporated in your photos may be a deal killer for me though. I suspect the reality is that most of us check in daily to admire your photos and these ads seriously detract from the enjoyment.

By: Gail Stayton Moshier

Gail Stayton Moshier — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:02:43 +0000

LOL, Trey, you were only 6. You must be about the same age as our youngest. I remember when we went to see Star Wars at the movies and he was scared to death!! Nice shot of the Walker. Looks like a relic from the distant past. As for the pop ups, there no reason to put your mouse on the picture. If you don’t want to see them, keep you mouse at home, lol. Good luck on getting on a movie set, that would be neat!!

By: Mike Diblicek

Mike Diblicek — Sat, 23 May 2009 11:51:23 +0000

Hi Trey,

Nice shot.

What’s with the popup ads??? sorry, but their really irritating, its not going to stop me visiting though.
Just thought i’d put a comment about it though.

All the best

Mike

By: Eugene

Eugene — Sat, 23 May 2009 11:11:40 +0000

I agree with Mathew: the sky is definitely blown out on this one! And what’s up with the ads that appear when one hovers over the images with the mouse? They look absolutely displeasing. The ads greatly distract from your images (in my opinion), and it’s hard to imagine that their incorporation is worth the cost (loss of followers, etc).

By: Anna Brózik

Anna Brózik — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:39:53 +0000

it looks so alive
those cranes are really amazing, i took some pictures in Göteborg, Sweden, were thosse are, the problem was, that we coudn´t get into the area to shoot some pictures.