Severe performance problems showing images using custom sizes

I've noticed what I would consider to be severe performance problems viewing my site over the past few days. I can't tell you exacty when this started, but I believe it was a recent change.
I see the same problem from my work computer, running IE7 and Firefox 3.x (sorry, don't know exact version, and I'm at home now) on XP, and on my home computer running IE8 and Firefox 3.5 on Vista. I've cleared the browser caches, which made no difference in the screen displays.
I see the problem on my home page, my Kaleidoscope page, all of my "category/subcategory" pages, and on images shown on my blog using <img src= statements. I have replaced the standard category/subcategory pages with html-only pages; the thumb size on the standard pages is too small for my taste. In all cases, I am using custom sizes to display the photos. The standard smugmug-style galleries display quite quickly - so although I may be wrong I am suspicious of the custom sizes.
I displayed the same photo using a standard size and a custom size.
Home page, http://denise.smugmug.com
contains 4 randomly selected photos from 1 gallery, displayed with custom sizes
>>> display completed in 47 seconds
Kaleidoscope page, http://denise.smugmug.com/gallery/2659217
contains 3 photos, custom sizes, each photo randomly selected from a different gallery
>>> display completed in 148 seconds
Gallery page, http://denise.smugmug.com/gallery/4859541_NYqCo
contains 8 photos, custom sizes, each photo randomly selected from a different gallery
>>> display completed in 63 seconds
This is relatively new behavior, and from what I have observed (although I could have headed down an entirely wrong path!) it appears to be tied to the use of custom sizes.
Help, please!
--- Denise
I see the same problem from my work computer, running IE7 and Firefox 3.x (sorry, don't know exact version, and I'm at home now) on XP, and on my home computer running IE8 and Firefox 3.5 on Vista. I've cleared the browser caches, which made no difference in the screen displays.
I see the problem on my home page, my Kaleidoscope page, all of my "category/subcategory" pages, and on images shown on my blog using <img src= statements. I have replaced the standard category/subcategory pages with html-only pages; the thumb size on the standard pages is too small for my taste. In all cases, I am using custom sizes to display the photos. The standard smugmug-style galleries display quite quickly - so although I may be wrong I am suspicious of the custom sizes.
I displayed the same photo using a standard size and a custom size.
- http://denise.smugmug.com/photos/576219532_dCdo5-M.jpg displayed in 2 seconds.
- http://denise.smugmug.com/photos/576219532_dCdo5-600x600.jpg displayed in 37 seconds.
Home page, http://denise.smugmug.com
contains 4 randomly selected photos from 1 gallery, displayed with custom sizes
>>> display completed in 47 seconds
Kaleidoscope page, http://denise.smugmug.com/gallery/2659217
contains 3 photos, custom sizes, each photo randomly selected from a different gallery
>>> display completed in 148 seconds
Gallery page, http://denise.smugmug.com/gallery/4859541_NYqCo
contains 8 photos, custom sizes, each photo randomly selected from a different gallery
>>> display completed in 63 seconds
This is relatively new behavior, and from what I have observed (although I could have headed down an entirely wrong path!) it appears to be tied to the use of custom sizes.
Help, please!
--- Denise
https://www.denisegoldberg.com ... https://denise.smugmug.com
Musings & ramblings at https://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com
Musings & ramblings at https://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com
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http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/491886704_DQLzo-M.jpg
>>> display was instantaneous
http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/491886704_DQLzo-600x600.jpg
>>> display took 47 seconds to complete
Same issue in Anne MacAskill's blog at http://beanland.wordpress.com/, retrieving custom-sized photos from smug.
--- Denise
Musings & ramblings at https://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com
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--- Denise
Musings & ramblings at https://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com
--- Denise
Musings & ramblings at https://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com
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