LOL re: "perrenial question" I'm pretty sure it's photomontage Bev, you said so yourself "only 4 photos" :-)> Now, I think the elements of the image are very nice (you know I like the old corrugated iron!) The elements are also put together nicely, but I feel also that ther is something "flat" about the image, I'm not sure if it is the metal gate on the top layer (which psychologically "squashes" the other things down for me, and sort of distracts me from the the other elements of the pic) The steps leading back are nice too, but I can't help wondering what they would look like with a more depth of field towards the upper steps, maybe that would add depth also? I hope my ideas make some kind of sense... I think with a little more fiddling this could have great depth and character, for a first attempt it's damn good if you ask me! :-)>