Wow Hoof. That was some imput into the debate. You really have started me thinking more about masks and channels. I suppose I was taking the easy way out by using the simplist tools and I have to admit that you lost me somewhat with the methods you use.

You are quite obviously a very experienced user of Photoshop. How about some background? How long have you been using PS? How did you learn it, surely not by the manual? Did you attend any college classes?