Thanks Tom. I am sure I left that shadow in there for a reason - perhaps I thought it helped "ground" the shot (was a long time ago I processed it). As I didn't like the way the curve ended when just cropping the image, instead I've now partially cropped and partially cloned the shadow away - it does make it more abstract. The originally posted version can be seen here:http://www.pbase.com/olafdk/image/66621419