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Ahh, SST ... interesting.  Either the OP or one of the other mods must have edited the OP's post before I read it because I never saw any link, and I didn't feel like trying to use Tin Eye to figure out where those images might have came from, so I took the OP at their word that the look of the header image was similar to the look of the images that they did post in this thread, and that's what they were trying to emulate, hence my response about actions that produce a pastel, almost washed out low contrast look.

re: busting chops, I'm not sure why you say that, but we do like to be precise and get to the bottom of things. With respect to me asking for a demo, you've got to admit that using a drop shadow to achieve look of the images the OP did post seems just a bit improbable, LOL.  It makes a lot more sense now that I see that what you intended to apply it to was a graphic / text, not a photo.

Cheers,

Tom M