function doPreload()
{
   var the_images = new Array(
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/spacer888.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/spacer666.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/logotype_dlp.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/logotype_hcp.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/logotype_hcp_hi.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/hot_no.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/hot_lt_lo.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/hot_lt_hi.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/hot_dk_lo.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/hot_dk_hi.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/txtcon_hm.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/txtcon_hi.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/txtind_hm.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/txtind_hi.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/txtpor_hm.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/txtpor_hi.gif',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip00.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip01.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip02.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip03.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip04.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip05.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip06.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip07.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip08.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip09.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip10.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip11.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip12.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip13.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip14.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip15.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip16.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip17.jpg',
   'http://www.davidleachphotography.com/pix/chip18.jpg');
   preloadImages(the_images);
}

function preloadImages(the_images_array) {

   for(var loop = 0; loop < the_images_array.length; loop++)
	
   {
 	var an_image = new Image();
	an_image.src = the_images_array[loop];
   }
}