mobow, I know exactly what you mean by the "segmented" look... That's actually what I personally find appealing in these patterns... what I call the "older" Predator patterns (Fall Brown, Fall Gray and Spring Green).

Deception was a decided attempt to "soften" those edges like you were talking about, but in doing so -- I think -- they lost some of the contrast. I guess I prefer that segmented look because if you stare up at a tree or really just generally out into the woods, it's all made up of segmentations -- sharp lines and little segmented blocks of grayscale color (at least in the fall woods. It'd be segmented blocks of shades of other colors in the spring or summer...)

You can kind of see what I'm talking about by looking at this guy's surroundings... Sharp lines, with irregular patches of lighter and darker patches around. That's what I think makes his camo blend in with that surrounding so well.



See all those light-colored "segments" of sky behind the myriad of tree limbs out in front of the guy in the stand? There's definitely no soft edges... tree limbs, vines and trunks all have decidedly "sharp" edges by design, if that makes sense.