.navbar-wrapper {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 10;
  margin-top: 20px;
  margin-bottom: -90px; /* Negative margin to pull up carousel. 90px is roughly margins and height of navbar. */
}
.navbar-wrapper .navbar {

}

/* Remove border and change up box shadow for more contrast */
.navbar .navbar-inner {
  border: 0;
  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
     -moz-box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
          box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.25);
}

/* Downsize the brand/project name a bit */
.navbar .brand {
  padding: 14px 20px 16px; /* Increase vertical padding to match navbar links */
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-shadow: 0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.5);
}

/* Navbar links: increase padding for taller navbar */
.navbar .nav > li > a {
  padding: 15px 20px;
}

/* Offset the responsive button for proper vertical alignment */
.navbar .btn-navbar {
  margin-top: 10px;
}



/* CUSTOMIZE THE CAROUSEL
-------------------------------------------------- */

/* Carousel base class */
.carousel {
  margin-bottom: 60px;
}

.carousel .container {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 9;
}

.carousel-control {
  height: 80px;
  margin-top: 0;
  font-size: 120px;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
  background-color: transparent;
  border: 0;
  z-index: 10;
}

.carousel .item {
  height: 500px;
}
.carousel img {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  min-width: 100%;
  height: 500px;
}

.carousel-caption {
  background-color: transparent;
  position: static;
  max-width: 550px;
  padding: 0 20px;
  margin-top: 200px;
}
.carousel-caption h1,
.carousel-caption .lead {
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: #fff;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,.4);
}
.carousel-caption .btn {
  margin-top: 10px;
}