Yes, I do like it a lot. I made the mistake of selecting only the foreground grass instead of the whole grass area--I'm trying to see in my mind what you did with the mask/fill. I'll have to try it and then I'll get it. The sky is easy--totally understand what you did and why. I knew the shed was off on its levels but wasn't quite sure how to handle it. I guess you mean that you used the same mask on the top level??? Thanks so much--I didn't really expect you to 'do it' S, but that's a big help. Bsteph, I do understand-thanks. This haze (I should have called it fog, which is what it really is) was definitely not dust haze--it was wet haze--basically a cloud sitting on top of us more or less--which happens fairly often. I have ordered a book called 'Art of Infrared Photography' by John Paduano--I know from reading some reviews and synposes that he discusses materials and how they act and react to IR--for instance, I gathered that spruce and pine do not emit much IR. That means that large areas of our mountains down here may not show a lot of IR activity except in areas where deciduous and evergreens are mixed. At our high altitudes, spruce (which are also highly endangered by pollution and acid rain from the west) are the trees you see the most. Anxious to get up to the higher altitudes and get some pics and see for myself. Diane