This is a great idea for pages with large images…plus it just looks really cool. I’d switch it over from using ID css selectors to Classes so I could put more than one fading image on a page, but the cross-browser fading code is nicely done.
Onload image fades without Flash | clagnut/sandbox
A function to show an ‘image loading…’ message and subsequent fade-in of a photo. Inspired by the Flash-like effect on Couloir.