thanks Misha!! LP...ok i looked at this again. i had to ask kemal to help me look at your image and compare it to mine because i just couldn't see the difference. i guess i have bad eyes!!! LOL anyway, kemal said he did see where the DOF is blurred, and once he pointed it out, i was able to see that. but neither one of us were able to notice a blur over the padlock. am i misunderstanding something? or maybe we both have lousy eyesight??? :) thanks, Simon!