The silent slideshow I critiqued was: New Faces in New Places
The second slideshow (includes audio) I critiqued was: 25th Anniversary
The photo gallery I critiqued was: http://www.vh1.com/photos/
I feel that both slideshows tell their stories well. The one without audio provides text which tells the story and it compliments the visuals.
Personally I like the silent slideshow more because you cycle through the slides at your own speed and take your time when reading the text. The pictures are not in any particular order and that is the weakest part of that slideshow.
The slideshow that contains audio is a personal slideshow so it could be hard for some people to understand why certain pictures are involved. The audio fits the photos and project very well.
There is somewhat of a theme or order throughout this slideshow with the first song containing family pictures, the second song containing couple pictures and the final song containing photos of the children growing up.
Sound helps a lot in slideshows. It can sometimes create emotion when that the viewer might not feel by looking at a silent picture.
One of the cool features photo galleries have that slideshows do not is letting the viewer choose. When presented a photo gallery, the person looking at it can click on certain photos or categories and view the pictures that intrigue them; they are not forced to see every picture.
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