[j_s]

you could load a small placeholder (1x1 solid-white .gif, etc.), load the massive images with javascript, then animate them in once they are loaded. still have to stick with the current setup when javascript is disabled though!

[sh_vipin]

Thanks a lot.

Btw, I found out some pretty nice online tools.

https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed and http://loadimpact.com