var index = 0;      // set counter for slide array
  var slide =  new Array('101','102','103','104','105','106','107','108','109','110','111','112','113','114','115','116','117');
  var newphoto = new Array;
  for(i=0;i<17;i++){  
    newphoto[i] = new Image();
    newphoto[i] = "../slides/" + slide[i] + ".jpg";  
  }
  var timerID = null;
  var t = 4000;   // set timer for slide show
  timerID = setInterval("getIndex(1)",t);



function getIndex(next){
   if (next){   // if true, advance the slide
     index++;
     if (index > 16) index = 0;
   }
   else{
     index--;
     if (index < 0) index = 16;
   }
   getPic(index);
}

function getPic(index){

// largest dimension on a photo (width or height) is 360 for normal viewing
//      slide = new Array('101','102','103','104','105','106','107','108','109','110','111','112','113','114','115','116','117');
//   var largew = new Array('500','500','500','500','500','500','500','500','500','500','471','500','408','320','500','500','500');
//   var slidew = new Array('360','360','360','360','360','360','360','360','360','360','339','360','294','230','360','360','360');
//   var largeh = new Array('375','375','375','481','428','267','265','375','357','340','500','375','500','500','283','250','333');
//   var slideh = new Array('270','270','270','346','308','192','191','270','257','245','360','270','360','360','204','180','240');

   var desc = new Array();
// maximum of 46 characters for each photo description
   desc[0] = "Cutting up at a pool gig";
   desc[1] = "1250 Heritage, Wake Forest";  // August, 2009
   desc[2] = desc[1];
   desc[3] = "City Market, Raleigh";
   desc[4] = desc[3];
   desc[5] = "Oliver Twist, Raleigh";
   desc[6] = "Grow and Share Festival, Rolesville ";  // September, 2009
   desc[7] = desc[6];
   desc[8] = desc[6];
   desc[9] = desc[6];
   desc[10] = "Festival Park, Wake Forest";  // May, 2009
   desc[11] = desc[1];
   desc[12] = "Steele Street Coffee and Wine Bar, Sanford"; // June, 2009
   desc[13] = desc[12];
   desc[14] = "Autumn Arts Festival, Wake Forest";  // October, 2009
   desc[15] = desc[14];
   desc[16] = desc[14];

   var picture = document.getElementById('felixpic');
   var pictext = document.getElementById('photocap');
//   alert(newphoto[index]);
   picture.setAttribute("src",newphoto[index]);
//   picture.setAttribute("width",slidew[index]);
//   picture.setAttribute("height",slideh[index]);
   pictext.innerText   = desc[index];         // place text in the h3 title (IE-specific property) 
   pictext.textContent = desc[index];         // place text in the h3 title (standard DOM property)

}