Thanks so much, May, for your input! Means a lot! and i appreciate all your help in IM too! :) Yes, i had this happen before. it happened to me only once today. the sun was at my back. May, i shot this one at f/2.2; 1/10 sec. shutter speed, and ISO 64. i was trying to shoot on longer exposure times today (up to 2 seconds) and all my images turned out terrible. This one is awful! i'm embarrassed to show it. oh well. Anyway, i sure do love that image you posted here! soooo beautiful! the water is like silk! Awesome clarity too! :)