diff --git a/include/osg/CoordinateSystemNode b/include/osg/CoordinateSystemNode
index 04918d237..34cd69bd1 100644
--- a/include/osg/CoordinateSystemNode
+++ b/include/osg/CoordinateSystemNode
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ class EllipsoidModel : public Object
 {
     public:
 
-   /** WGS_84 is a common representation of the earth's spheroid
-     */
+        /** WGS_84 is a common representation of the earth's spheroid */
         EllipsoidModel(double radiusEquator = WGS_84_RADIUS_EQUATOR,
                        double radiusPolar = WGS_84_RADIUS_POLAR):
             _radiusEquator(radiusEquator),
diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/osgTerrain/CompositeLayer.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/osgTerrain/CompositeLayer.cpp
index d5755f1be..a3fc129b1 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/osgTerrain/CompositeLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/osgTerrain/CompositeLayer.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+/* -*-c++-*- OpenSceneGraph - Copyright (C) 1998-2008 Robert Osfield 
+ *
+ * This library is open source and may be redistributed and/or modified under  
+ * the terms of the OpenSceneGraph Public License (OSGPL) version 0.0 or 
+ * (at your option) any later version.  The full license is in LICENSE file
+ * included with this distribution, and on the openscenegraph.org website.
+ * 
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the 
+ * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
+*/
+
 #include <osgTerrain/Layer>
 
 #include <iostream>
diff --git a/src/osgTerrain/GeometryTechnique.cpp b/src/osgTerrain/GeometryTechnique.cpp
index e4253d04c..0b34439b5 100644
--- a/src/osgTerrain/GeometryTechnique.cpp
+++ b/src/osgTerrain/GeometryTechnique.cpp
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ void GeometryTechnique::generateGeometry(Locator* masterLocator, const osg::Vec3
     buffer._geometry = new osg::Geometry;
     if (buffer._geometry.valid()) buffer._geode->addDrawable(buffer._geometry.get());
     
-    unsigned int numRows = 100;
-    unsigned int numColumns = 100;
+    unsigned int numRows = 20;
+    unsigned int numColumns = 20;
     
     if (elevationLayer)
     {
@@ -597,10 +597,11 @@ void GeometryTechnique::applyTransparency()
     if (colorLayer)
     {
         osgTerrain::ImageLayer* imageLayer = dynamic_cast<osgTerrain::ImageLayer*>(colorLayer);
-        if (imageLayer) {
+        if (imageLayer)
+        {
             osg::TransferFunction1D* tf = dynamic_cast<osg::TransferFunction1D*>(colorTF);
             if (tf) containsTransparency = tf->getImage()->isImageTranslucent();
-            else containsTransparency = imageLayer->getImage()->isImageTranslucent();
+            else containsTransparency = imageLayer->getImage() ? imageLayer->getImage()->isImageTranslucent() : false;
         }  
     }