Drop shadow and IE8 shadow and blur filters - comparison of effects
No shadow, no filter
3px shadow, DropShadow filter
Same shadow, plus 3 px blur. Shadow and Glow filters
Larger shadow and blur. DropShadow filter applied 3 times
(If you look at the page in Firefox, Safari or Chrome you will see
the CSS3 shadow effects, if you look at it in IE you will see the MS filter effects.)
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