I keep going to all these fabulous websites with incredible pictures of both the top and bottom (and often the spire) of a specimen composited into one picture. I am able to take digital pictures, and using photoshop (CS4, Mac), I can composite them into one of these fabulous photos. Only problem is it takes me forever to select, align, clean up, isolate the shells and composite them together. There must be a faster solution. Otherwise, some dealers would be doing nothing but photoshop! I would be very appreciative of just how to accomplish this more quickly. Is there a trick I don't know? Can you recommend a photoshop/image/learning site/article dealing with compositing shell pictures? Many sites have hundreds of pictures, and I have to believe that there is a faster way. I am wanting to add pictures to my database, but I have over 800 Oliva to do. Please feel free to contact me privately if your reply is not for the general list. Scot Lewis [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------