since we don't get more than 10 stinkin' minutes to edit our comments, i deleted my previous one. Eric...please don't apologize. You did NOTHING wrong!!! All you did was tell me how you take your shots at MY request. as i said earlier in this thread, you just mentioned at the end of an IM to me that you had this filter. i'm so freakin' impressed with your photography, i just want to do everything like you...that's why i wanted to know more about this filter to see if others found them to be successful, especially for night shots. anyway, if anyone should apologize it should be me. i never meant to imply that it was your filters that made these shots, and if i did imply that, i'm sorry. You're an incredible artist and like Cindy said, you got the eye, and your photos just blow me away!!!!! A real gift for composing the shot as Cindy said...Jeesh...you take a picture of a dirty city at night and make it look like a fairy tale dream!!!! i mean, your night city scapes are like looking at incredible mountain scenes!!!!!! i appreciate you telling me how you do your work, 'cause i sooooooooo much want to take at least ONE shot in my life that comes out looking like yours!!!!!! :)