I have this image:

http://www.cmrservices.com/images/ho...ewredburst.jpg

I want to put in in the background, as it is, the dark color really makes it overwhelming. I figured that I could just put a transparent object over it but that completely changed the color. I just want the image to be set in the background, almost like a fadeout of the whole thing. You can look at the mid - outer edges of this picture as what I am going for:

http://www.cmrservices.com/images/homepage/redburst.jpg