Ok... We voted, but after we've had a chance to actually play around with several of the templates we've changed directions 180 from Absolute Flush to Flex Photos Lite. The top and bottom shelves and the general flexibility is ideal for a complicated site, and the general look is quite stunning.
Please consider this post:
A. An extra vote for Flex Photos Lite
B. A hefty compliment on what a great job you guys did on the Flex photo templates, the "photo" designation is a bit misleading, though I can see how well it would work for such a purpose, esp with the reflections built in. For our currently planned re-implementation of an existing, complex, community driven site, it's nearly the perfect template.
::BIG thumbs up::
James and Susan