Christope: i thought i commented here in the forum on your images. guess not. left one in your gallery though. anyway, your postworked version is definitely much more striking IMHO! Awesome work! Cyn: thanks for nice things you said. Sure, i understand what you're saying. it's no big deal if it's put in the challenge or not. Whatever ya'all decide, i'm cool with it! :) Moni, thanks a million!!!