function slideShow() {
	//Set the opacity of all images to 0
	$('#slidelayer img').css({opacity: 0.0});
	
	//Get the first image and display it (set it to full opacity)
	$('#slidelayer img:first').css({opacity: 1.0});
	
	//Call the gallery function to run the slideshow, 6000 = change to next image after 6 seconds
	setInterval('gallery()', 4000);
	
}

function gallery() {
	//if no IMGs have the show class, grab the first image
	var current = ($('#slidelayer img.show')?  $('#slidelayer img.show') : $('#slidelayer img:first'));
	//Get next image, if it reached the end of the slideshow, rotate it back to the first image
	var next = ((current.next().length) ? ((current.next().hasClass('caption'))? $('#slidelayer img:first') :current.next()) : $('#slidelayer img:first'));	
	
	//Set the fade in effect for the next image, show class has higher z-index
	next.css({opacity: 0.0})
	.addClass('show')
	.animate({opacity: 1.0}, 1000);

	//Hide the current image
	current.animate({opacity: 0.0}, 1000)
	.removeClass('show');		
}
