By the way.. their shadow image can be found here.

http://maps.gstatic.com/intl/en_us/mapfiles/ms/micons/pushpin_shadow.png

If you view the source of the url you supplied and search for "png"
and "shadow" , you'll soon see the links to the various images used

Hope this helps

Graham
http://www.powerhut.co.uk/googlemaps/custom_markers.php



On 17 Aug, 19:49, Graham <[email protected]> wrote:
> Those pushpins get uploaded soooo many times to the Custom Marker
> Maker that I really ought to create a pack for download :)
>
> In the meantime, try uploading one of the transparent png pushpins
>
> e.ghttp://maps.gstatic.com/intl/en_us/mapfiles/ms/micons/blue-pushpin.pnghttp://maps.gstatic.com/intl/en_us/mapfiles/ms/micons/red-pushpin.png
>
> and adjusting the code supplied in the zip pack to move the anchor
> point to the left or right accordingly
>
> For example
>
> myIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(0,32); // Places the anchor point at
> the bottom right of the icon
> myIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(0,16); // Places the anchor point at
> the bottom middle of the icon
>
> The image map array produced seems ok for me for those images, yet I'm
> always open to suggestions!
>
> Kind regards
>
> Grahamhttp://www.powerhut.co.uk/googlemaps/custom_markers.php
>
> On 17 Aug, 15:15, bdukes <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I've been using the powerhut site, but the images that I'm seeing from
> > Google are nicer (especially the shadow).  The image map array that it
> > gave me also seems to be missing a point or two.  I was hoping that I
> > could interrogate the GIcon that is used by My Maps (rather than the
> > default icon suggested above), just so that I could be sure I've got
> > everything right.  But the results from powerhut are close enough if I
> > can't get that figured out.
>
> > Thanks.
>
> > On Aug 15, 6:35 am, Esa <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > On Aug 15, 1:10 am, bdukes <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > I was hoping there'd be somewhere I could also find the imageMap,
> > > > various print images, etc, but maybe that's asking too much.
>
> > > There is a fascinating online service that makes you all those. You
> > > upload the icon image and you can instantly download a zip package
> > > containing shadows, imagemap, print images, transparent etc..
>
> > >http://www.powerhut.co.uk/googlemaps/custom_markers.php
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