Yup thats a good start!

Usually the first step to building a site is simply to ask why you are building this site, what its use will be, who will be looking at it, who its target is etc etc.

Once you have established this you can start working out "how" bit.
Simply how the site is going to look, feel and work.
Do some plans on paper of what you would like. This obviously needs to be based on whether or not you are doing it yourself, and how much experience you have of html, css, java, php etc etc.

Or are you going to use a online site builder such as moonfruit.

Or are you going to get it done professionally.

As has allreayd been mentioned you also need to consider webspace packages and domain names.
These can cost anything between £5 and £0000's!
I have used easyspace, streamline.net and a few other.
I try to get the packages that register a domain for you as well as offer you space, this saves time and sometimes money as well.

When buying these remember to consider how much space you will need, if your going to be puting up lots of pics you might need alot!
Also when registering a domain name think about the SEO side of things.
Make sure it is relivant, short and easy to remember.

I hope thats some help to you, if you need any other info IM me

Thats a good base for you to start anyways, But as a wise man once said:
To find a point at which to commence a project, the best place is at the start!

Ahh so you added in the light in the top left then, Nice effect but I think thats whats making the pic look odd to me, Obviously the "light" is in the top left corner but there are bits highlighted faceing away from the light.

Still it looks nice so what the hell lol

Thats a shorter but far more usefull essay in my rather humble and stupid opinion.

I know bugger all about lighting but that makes sence to me, Thanks Ben.

Yeah thats better Bob, I think all the hard work paid off, Thats a good pic now

And may I ask what the hell is a sea cock? If someone can nick sumat that makes a ship sink seems a damn stupid idea to me!!

Would of made a intresting task for a comando in WW2 tho

ide like to see the color version to if thats possible? The light looks intresting!

Yes Spad is right dont make things complicated, When I started doing web design I quickly learnt (and I know this is harsh, but true) There alot of really stupid people out there! (and ime not talking about "computer illiterate people!)

Are you planing on codeing the site ureself or useing a template designer or what?

Again just my opinion think its a lil to bright around the fields now, maby if you isolate the field from the sky?

That pics certainly seen some mods tnite LOL

2 lovely shots with nice DOF and Love the Bokeh on 2 but both seem a little soft.

Think I prefer it without the sky actually, think it adds to the bleakness of it.

Jus M.O.

Ok ile critique each site first.

Site 1.
Change the highlighted link text, Dark red on dark blue is a definite NO NO!

Also I would advise against putting you email address anywhere on the site as this tends to lead to bot spammers picking it up and bombarding you with crap emails.
If you got a good anti spam fair enough, Otherwise stick to the contact form.

Apart from that professional looking and fairly simple layout.



Site 2.
Again same with the email addy.

I would lighten up the unhighlighted nav bar just a tadge and also the text to make it easier to read.
Same for the search bar, for those with poor colour recognition it could be hard to distinguish between the background and the search bar/nav menu.
Ide also change the bottom nav bar just for the sakes of keeping with the colour scheme.

Again maby consider changing the colour of the contact form fields as again could be hard to read but not as bad as the above.

Again professional looking and fairly simple layout.


Now to the voting bit.
Personally I prefer the second.
Its more broken up, colourful and professional looking.

These comments are not to be nasty but to improve, I know people pointed these colour scheme things out to me allot when I first got into web design, And they are very easy to over look.
However we have to remember the colour-blind and poor sighted amongst us.

Hope that's some help. If I can help any more please let me know