Opacity issue--InDesign CS6

Hello, I have InDesign CS6, and I have an issue with the opacity... When trying to apply opacity to a simple shape, the placed image behind it also shows the opacity I'm applying to the shape, as if they are linked or grouped... Why is this happening? Never happened before in the previous versions I've used. I appreciate if anyone can give me a light on this issue. Thanks! ~Gaby

Hello Peter,
Thanks a lot for your help.
I have solved the issue; the problem was that I was using a grayscale image instead of cmyk. For some reason when I was applying the opacity to the cmyk form, it was also doing it in the image. So I went back to the image and converted it to cmyk. I have used InDesign for years and this is the first time this happens to me. I don't know if it is a new feature in CS6 or I just didn't notice before.
Gaby

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