How to extract a pic from iPhoto disc?

Simple question, didn't realise it would be hard to do... I've opened an iPhoto disc which I burned with some family pix on, want to extract a pic from the disc, I've tried dragging and dropping to desktop but it won't let me, have also looked for an 'extract' or 'export' tab but can't find one, have done a quick search and not found the answer, any one give me some help? THANKS!

Much clearer.
My problem is that I'm not at my Mac right now so I'm walking a bit on thin ice.
when I select one and drag and drop onto desktop<<<</div>
That does surprise me but, like I said, I'm not at my Mac.
If I open up the disk manually there is a folder saying iPhoto library, then lots of folders within folders so I can't find the pic I'm looking for.<<<</div>
That's a reasonable problem. The CD is, as you realized, a miniature library.
I was looking for an extract or export tab in 'file' in the menu bar.<<<</div>
This sounds like there is something missing from your iPhoto application. "Export" is definitely in the File menu. If you open your library normally (without the CD), can you get to the export function?

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