Thanks, millman, but in this case I'm not thinking about asymmetry, more about (viewer) eye-deflection. I suspect that the empty space is an area where the viewer can just get lost and then the eyes wander off to something more interesting (quite probably in another image). As I said, I tried to get a poser cat in there (squatting, looking up at her face) but just couldn't get it to work. (* sigh *) But I'll plough on... I only posted it as an example of why I don't post.. (if that's not a contradiction in terms..)