hi guys, here's the original image with no postwork except resize. it's a sundown scene and i like the dark moodiness, but perhaps it's too dark for your monitors? Also, does that light on the branches on the left bother or distract any of ya'all? I'm still trying to go thru that tutorial on histograms and curves that Erlick provided me...and rereading Misha's tutorial and Michelle's on histograms the the rest of the advice and info ya'all have given me...so bear with me until i get it. thanks for your advice & help!!!! f 2.2 1/800 sec. ISO-64 0 step