OK, a crude quick blast with PS's clone tool to indicate the scene I might have liked to have taken. All gardening would be easier pre-capture, assuming it was your garden. I also put some separation between right hand flower and foliage of trees. http://website.lineone.net/~wildimages/PF/jharris-2.jpg Well, Jimmy did ask: "I would appreciate any ideas on how to improve 'the composition' of this photo using PS7 or PaintShop Pro photo editing programs."