hey ya'll, thanks for the comments! sw1tch - on the last one i actually wasnt even looking through the viewfinder, i just was leaning over the side of the boat with my camera close to the water looking back up, and i just shot about 20 continuous shots while moving the camera around hoping i would get a good shot...i guess it worked. and Darkgt - ya, on the first ones, i just shot continuous and stitched them together in photoshop. thanks againg for the comments.