I want to save my iphoto library to idisk.

I have iPhoto '11 [v9.1.3].  I have a MobileMe account.  I am already using Time Machine on my Time Capsule to backup my iMac.  I would like to store my pictures on my iDisk account.  I do NOT need to sync the photo's [already doing that on MobileMe to iPad].
How do I do this?

Do you want to just store the original files to disk or your whole library? How big is the library as reported by the Finder?
If it's just the original image files you want to copy to the iDisk then open the library from the Finder as shown below:
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Next, mount your iDisk on the Desktop, open it and go to the folder where you want to copy the image files to.
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Locate the "Masters" folder inside the iPhoto Library package and drag it into the selected folder on your mounted iDisk on the Desktop.
WARNING: Do not move the Masters folder out of the library package or move/rename any item inside the library package.
You do know that copying files via the Finder to the iDisk is very slow.  Also if you want to backup again due to new photos in the library you'll have to copy the entire Masters folder again.  You could try using a backup application like Synk which can do incremental backup, i.e. only copying new or modified files. That would greatly reduce your subsequent backups if you plan on doing so.  There are several apps that can do incremental backups. Go to MacUpDate.com and search for "backup" to get a list of possible candidates.  Just be sure they can do incremental backups. The Apple MobileMe Backup application should do incremental backups and it's designed to work efficiently with the iDisk.
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