I just tried to brush out some of the areas in the post above. I love picking objects out of a pic and have tried all the tricks in this trade to the best of my ability. If you ask me...... First...........I clean out the unwanted areas using lasso free hand tool. Major chunk removal is done easily this way, saves time going rub rub rub. Secondly......... I again would use the lasso tool to draw a neat outline around areas like the pole and hair line. It's best cropped out that way. Thirdly..........Whatever tiny bit remains can either be cloned out or can be erased using the erase tool using the background color as the color of your choice. Like you musta noticed I have posted several flowers in black background. I kept the background color black while cutting out the area. If you choose white then let it be white. Don't worry about your shaky hands sis..... your bro has an equally shaky hands............and infact, erasing and lasso selection have made me go calm and easy. So, consider this a remeady;) If you get bored of the above stuff.... you can try spray and block out areas.;) SNAKEY