diff --git a/hcatitles.py b/hcatitles.py
index f55b384..5622d84 100644
--- a/hcatitles.py
+++ b/hcatitles.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import PySimpleGUI as sg
-from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFilter, ImageFont, ImageOps
+from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageEnhance, ImageFilter, ImageFont, ImageOps
 from io import BytesIO
 
 # Globals 
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ def update_image(original, title, subtitle):
     for i in range(6):
         dropshadow = dropshadow.filter(ImageFilter.BLUR)
 
+    # make dropdhadow 10% transparent
+    alpha = dropshadow.split()[3]
+    alpha = ImageEnhance.Brightness(alpha).enhance(.9)
+    dropshadow.putalpha(alpha)
 
     background = Image.alpha_composite(original, dropshadow)
     background = Image.alpha_composite(background, image)