In a message dated 12/17/04 2:16:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, wildimages@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: "Auto white balance" , along with auto-focus and auto-exposure are double-edged swords. ************************************** Yes I thought about the auto white balance being thrown off by the purple towel but it extended to a shot without the purple towel. So with film cameras you have less varaibles to go wrong. You just have to worry about too much sky or the white sand throwing off the exposure with film. I did get the shot finished for the Christmas card. It's the equivalent of shooting a triple exposure film shot thru a red , green and blue filter.