bruce i think its a great start man!!...its easy to navigate and not cluttered...if there is one thing about misc websites that drives me bonkers...is when they are too busy & too much written info...no good...
imo the old adage "keep it simple stupid" philosophy is a good one for websites as far as navigation, being overall user friendly...and always keep in mind the wordiness on pages...which seems you have done that properly =0)
only thing that i think detracts from your pieces...is the bold blue border on the rope & cans and photo album pages...
in general, so far so good though
darryl