How to make picture library default to the excellent film strip view http://www.endusersharepoint.com/STP/topic/force-picture-library-display
Picture library and web part connections can be friends - but only one picture at a time!
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointgeneral/thread/ace32505-f31b-41fc-b3e1-5e4bd56a234e
