I=imread('cameraman.tif');
figure,image(I),truesize,colormap(gray(256))
J=imread('football.jpg');
J=J(:,1:256,:);
figure,image(J),truesize
figure,image(I),truesize,colormap(gray(256))
hold on
image(J,'AlphaData',0.5),truesize
hold off
figure,image(I),truesize,colormap(gray(256))
hold on
image(J,'AlphaData',I),truesize
hold off