@Gate, this is proof I'm not going to school for the wrong thing... just wait until I actually figure photoshop out more, but you know it's because I never was satisfied with "it looks good" as replies, so I went for people to give me the truth and tell me how to improve, and exploring what other's were doing to get their results...
but I'm not sure if mine really meets up with what other's have posted, some of the best stuff I've seen from such a vast number of people... good work folks