Nice one Richard! I read about the same technique on a website a few years back, but done in Photoshop - this seems to give better variation on that. Being a Photoshop person I can't appreciate the diversity of these settings. sigh A tip I followed for a while from the same place was to do the graduation from the outside border towards the centre; thus leaving the centre of the picture lighter and more of a focal point. I did this for a while then got bored, but it helps with some pics.. (",)