Yes the price hurts but there is no comparison for the real power of Photoshop Gerhard brings up a valid point you can get Photoshop 6 as long as it has not been registered and then upgrade that for far less money Elements three has nearly all the features you will ever need including Raw workflow and you will be learning to use CS when you upgrade

Danny O'Byrne  http://www.digitalartzone.co.uk/

"All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for the inability to notice" Eliott Erwitt