that was so thoughtful of you to take the time to do this! the horizon...much better. what are "curves"? i dunno about the crop. I just really love the reflection of the sun in the water...me personally? if i were to crop it, i might crop a little of the right to make the sun less centered. only thing is...only reason i'd do that is because centering is not good in photography. thing is...i like it. go figure. I do thank you SO much for taking the time to do this. You are awesome! i shall have to try to rework this using some of your ideas (leveling horizon and sharpening). Thanks so much! sheila