Washed out photos after moving to iWeb '08

Ever since moving to iWeb '08 I've noticed that the photos on my web site appear washed out and lacking in color vibrancy. Normally, my photos are extremely bright, vibrant, and rich with over saturated colors, but a side-by-side comparison with images displayed on my site, and the same images as they appear in iPhoto or Aperture show clear differences in onscreen colors.
Has anyone else noticed this? I know the problem wasn't present in iWeb '06.
Is there something about my images or in the way they are imported (simply via drag'n'drop) that I should be doing differently?
My site: http://www.johnpurlia.com
Thanks!
John

Did you try going to iWeb preferences/Image Import and deselecting "Optimize images on import" ?

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