alright, so lately ive been getting back into LD’ing. And now when i try to sleep i would try to think up of images. Occasionally i would have an image so realistic it seems like i have my eyes open and i cant tell if they are or not. But when i try to mentally look around or focus in on the picture, everything fades away… am i doing something wrong?
I’d say to try to be patient and wait for the dream to suck you in more, and keep telling yourself that you’re dreaming. And I think you mean hypnagogic image instead of hypnotic… I don’t get many of those though, so maybe someone else can be a bigger help…
I would think that you shouldn’t try to mentally look around it… Just let it get clearer. You’re obviously not in the dream yet, and the image is not very stable in your mind… But I’m no expert.
GyrFalcon, if you’re lurking here, your help is needed 
This is your area
DarkyZ…
you did something! Thats your misjudgement here…
Next time do nothing and u will be there…it has to find u not the other way around…
Jeff