hi, I tried that  and this created the same type of error as my last post suggest when i replace the 

1. get   
2. {   
3.     image = GetImage();  
4.     return image;  
5. } 

with 

get
            {
                FileStream stream = File.OpenRead(@"c:\BK2.jpg");
                WebOperationContext.Current.OutgoingResponse.ContentType = "image/jpeg";
                return stream as Stream;
            }

 I believe wat you suggest and what i have written above create the same situation. I have tried both the codes and now I am not able to see any output in the internet explorer. It says "internet Explorer cannot display the page" and therefore i opened Fiddler and wanted to verify . Fiddler gave me a response

Http 307 as the result  which i found out as a redirection error.

I am lost. I thought my code was a simple one to merely display an image from the hard disk on the webpage. 

Any Help would be sincerely appreciated.