"Allowed # of images:
In 'Photo Sharing' section:
You may attach *) maximum of two (2) photos per thread. This means: you may attach up to 2 photos when you start a new thread. You may attach additional photos if requested, but only in a reply to other member's post and request.
You may embed **) maximum of eight (8) photos per thread. This means: you may embed up to 8 photos when you start a new thread. You may embed additional photos if requested, but only in a reply to other member's post. If photo size exceeds 1024x1024 box, you may not embed it: post a link (URL) to it instead."
My guess is by posting a link to his website, he was suggesting maybe he had more than 8 images he wanted to share and didn't want a mod to quote the rules and delete his images.
This is the same reason I have just about no interest in posting photos here. My hobby is photography, not forum surfing. I post images to a handful of websites, each has it's own rules for size and quality, writing the post, etc... and it turns out I spend 2 hours shooting, 3 hours editing, 2 hours posting, then 3-4 weeks reading or waiting for peoples' response - seems like muddied up priorities to me. Can people really not find the 4 seconds to quick reply "really like this", "lighten it a tad", "crop tighter"? My favorite is using one of my pictures as an example of what to do in response to another person's photo, then being told that I'm showing off, either with the equipment I have, the access I had, or the opportunity I had - um, sorry, guess I was worse at what I do.