Ninja I see what you're getting at here. I apologize as its possible I was clear. The CSS code will work but it's not what I really want. What I want is to be able to place images in a folder, have the slider use the folder as the source and the text will be based on the name of the image. For instance, "BarBeq.jpg" would output the text "Barbeq" on the image when it slides.
I am cautious that in Joomla in order to have an article image, the 'Article' must first exist and it must exist on a menu as well. I could be wrong in this type of thinking and feel free to correct me but I think now, you have a better idea of what I want to do.