I have joined a few weeks ago and not posted yet but since I finally have a question I will have to come out of lurk mode. I am from western Washington state, USA; 71 and retired and took up photography a couple of years ago because I needed something new. I probably won't be a big poster because of my lifestyle (translation: I'm married and don't multitask very well ... ) but I do love having a place like this to go to. I had Elements for 3 years and recently upgraded to CS5. I kind of know some basics but I'm still more or less divining my way around. Well, now I'll go over to the main lounge and jump into Professor M.'s thread so you can see how much help I really need. Cheers!