Thanks guys! I think it is now ready enough. I've already spent too much time with it and yet I must render it to animation. I didn't get the blur and the glare affect so much the northern lights but I let the glare on because it enhances the image other ways. It was a good idea to bring red to the streaks. It makes them a bit more dramatic. I added a starfield behind the scene and dropped the glowing amount of the aurora so the backdrop can be seen better. I think bikermouse was right on this. I thigtened the view closer to the cottage so there isn't so much empty space on the foreground. -HK hkulju@dnainternet.net