var $this = $(this).addClass('photo-area');
var $img = $this.find('img');
var $info = $this.find('.info_area');

var opts = {};

$img.load(function(){
opts.imgw = $img.width();
opts.imgh = $img.height();
});

opts.orgw = $this.width();
opts.orgh = $this.height();

$img.css ({
marginLeft: "-150px",marginTop: "-150px"
});

var $wrap = $('<div class="photo_slider_img">').append($img).prependTo($this);

var $open = $('<a href="#" class="more_info">More Info >').appendTo($this);

var $close = $('<a class="close">Close').appendTo($info);

opts.wrapw = $wrap.width();
opts.wraph = $wrap.height();

$open.click(function(){
$this.animate({
width: opts.imgw,height: (opts.imgh+30),borderWidth: "10"
},600 );

$open.fadeOut();

$wrap.animate({ 
  width: opts.imgw,height: opts.imgh
},600 );

$(".info_area",$this).fadeIn();

$img.animate({
  marginTop: "0px",marginLeft: "0px"
},600 );

return false;

});

$close.click(function(){
$this.animate({
width: opts.orgw,height: opts.orgh,borderWidth: "1"
},600 );

$open.fadeIn();

$wrap.animate({ 
  width: opts.wrapw,height: opts.wraph
   },600 );

  $img.animate({
    marginTop: "-150px",marginLeft: "-150px"
  },$this).fadeOut();
return false;

});

});

});