i have set up a basic site using wordpress (cost = zero lol) have a look and let me know what you think http://oldandnewphotos.com/
ok.. i've switched to excerpts instead of full posts which saves it loading all the images all the time, should speed things up!
It is a nice and unique design . But the right column doesn't float right properly in IE. Try to fix it .
When I first loaded the site, I expected to be hit with a photo album...instead all I got was excerpts. I think there are a lot of (free) word press templates that will give you a better result. Here is one that comes to mind. It's a photo blog, then photos should be the main focus, immediately. Something funky is going on at the bottom with the photos (in FF) it looks like you are having some layout issues, aslo with the Alexa widget, which I really think you should remove all together, until you get something to display. The header is awesome, and I like the background of that theme, but I don't think you are getting the function out of it that another theme would give you, especially for a photo blog. JMO
Nice template and great designs, I like it. You can also add some more additional effects on the menu.