Placing an image to the left of a Div?

[Pinktober]

Float property not working. I'm using float alone. I wasn't sure about setting margins/padding without knowing if it's necessary using float and in what manner.


The Div I have is in the center of the page and static. There is about 500px of free space between the div and the background page. In that free space, I want an image.

Placing the image within the div doesn't allow me to move it outside the div's borders as far as I know.

I'd like to know how to align an image to the left of a div.

All help appreciated.