Trying to visualize this, but I'm afraid I can't do it. Can you give a URL or post a screen shot? How tall (in pixels) is the column? My guess would be that the horizontal lines are going to be repeating that often, meaning that you may have an imperfect blend on the edges of the column. Try this: Open the image, select all, make it into a pattern, then open a new BIG document window in Photoshop and fill with the new pattern. That'll give you an idea what's going on with the tiling and such. bonni

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