#pictures
{
	width:1150px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	border: 5px groove plum;
	padding: 10px;
	background-color:white;
	margin-bottom:35px;
	margin-top:13px;
}

/* for the image modal 
code is widely referenced from http://www.w3schools.com/howto/tryit.asp?filename=tryhow_css_modal_img
slight changes were made to fit this website's circumstances
/*>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>*/

.pic
{
	width:280px;
	height:189px;
	cursor:pointer;
	transition: 0.3s;
	border-style:solid;
	border-color: black;
	border-width:2px;
}

.pic:hover
{
	opacity:0.8;
}

.modal
{
	display:none;
	position:fixed;
	z-index:1;
	padding-top:100px;
	left:0;
	top:0;
	width:100%;
	height:100%;
	overflow:auto;
	background-color: rgba(0,0,0,0.85);
}

.modalImg
{
	display:block;
	margin: auto;
	width:80%;
	max-width:800px;
}

#imgCaption
{
	margin: 0 auto;
	display:block;
	width:80%;
	max-width:700px;
	text-align:center;
	color:#E0DEE0;
	padding: 10px 0;
	height: 150px;	
	font-family: 'Oxygen', sans-serif;
	font-size:20px;
}

/*animations for modal*/
.modalImage, #imgCaption
{
	-webkit-animation-name: zoom;
    -webkit-animation-duration: 0.6s;
    animation-name: zoom;
    animation-duration: 0.6s;
}

@-webkit-keyframes zoom {
    from {-webkit-transform:scale(0)}
    to {-webkit-transform:scale(1)}
}

@keyframes zoom {
    from {transform:scale(0)}
    to {transform:scale(1)}
}

.closeBtn
{
	position: absolute;
    top: 15px;
    right: 35px;
    color: #E0DEE0;
    font-size: 40px;
    font-weight: bold;
    transition: 0.3s;
	font-family: 'Oxygen', sans-serif;
}

.closeBtn:hover, .closeBtn:focus
{
	color: #BFBFBF;
	text-decoration: none;
	cursor: pointer;
}
/*>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>*/
#slideshow
{
	width:467px;
	height:311px;
	margin: 0 auto;
	border-style: outset;
	border-color: black;
}

.picS {
    opacity:1;
    transition: opacity 1s;
	width:467px;
	height:311px;
}

.picS#fadeOut {
    opacity:0.3;
	transition: opacity 1s; 
}