Bootstrap 3.0 Carousel Full sized background Image

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.0/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/3.2.1/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<!-- Carousel
================================================== -->
<div id="myCarousel" class="carousel slide" data-interval="false" data-wrap="false">
  <!-- Indicators -->
  <ol class="carousel-indicators">
    <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="0" class="active"></li>
    <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="1"></li>
    <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="2"></li>
    <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="3"></li>
    <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="4"></li>
    <li data-target="#myCarousel" data-slide-to="5"></li>
  </ol>
  <div class="carousel-inner">
    <div class="item active">
      <img src="http://placehold.it/1500X500">
      <div class="container">
        <div class="carousel-caption">
            <h1>Slide 1</h1>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="item">
      <img src="http://placehold.it/1500X500">
      <div class="container">
        <div class="carousel-caption">
            <h1>Slide 2</h1>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="item">
      <img src="http://placehold.it/1500X500">
      <div class="container">
        <div class="carousel-caption">
            <h1>Slide 3</h1>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="item">
      <img src="http://placehold.it/1500X500">
      <div class="container">
        <div class="carousel-caption">
            <h1>Slide 4</h1>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="item">
      <img src="http://placehold.it/1500X500">
      <div class="container">
        <div class="carousel-caption">
            <h1>Slide 5</h1>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="item">
      <img...

JavaScript

$('#myCarousel').on('slid.bs.carousel', function(e) {
  var $this = $(this);

  $this.children('.carousel-control').show();

  if ($('.carousel-inner .item:last').hasClass('active')) {
    $this.children('.right.carousel-control').addClass('hide');
  } else if ($('.carousel-inner .item:first').hasClass('active')) {
    $this.children('.left.carousel-control').addClass('hide');
  } else {
    $this.children('.left.carousel-control').removeClass('hide');
    $this.children('.right.carousel-control').removeClass('hide');
  } 
});