thanks! it was fun setting this up and moving from chair to chair and then standing on the end. i kept the camera at the same focal legnth and on a tripot. the luck was when i put them all together, the hands met perfectly. i just spontaniously raised my cup and it worked out. this was entered into the cichallenge "red," so i had to change the originally blue cup to red. unfortunately this image rec'd only one vote, probably b/c there was little red and the folks over there don't appreciate much image manipulation. but, frankly, i love to manipulate images. it has become my passion. thanks for your nice comments. shu
the brightness of the image adds even more to this joyful scene in a girls' getaway vacation. The highlight on the hand toasting the vacation makes this even better! Skoal!