diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5747278..9a7a18a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ The [install script](https://github.com/lovell/sharp/blob/master/preinstall.sh)
 - Crop
 - Rotate
 - Flip 
+- Thumbnail
 - Extract area
 - Format conversion
 - EXIF metadata (size, alpha channel, profile, orientation...)
diff --git a/image.go b/image.go
index 45c7dcf..5889efc 100644
--- a/image.go
+++ b/image.go
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ func (i *Image) Crop(width, height int) ([]byte, error) {
 	return i.Process(options)
 }
 
+func (i *Image) Thumbnail(pixels int) ([]byte, error) {
+	options := Options{
+		Width:   pixels,
+		Height:  pixels,
+		Crop:    true,
+		Quality: 95,
+	}
+	return i.Process(options)
+}
+
 func (i *Image) Rotate(a Angle) ([]byte, error) {
 	options := Options{Rotate: a}
 	return i.Process(options)
diff --git a/image_test.go b/image_test.go
index 1f38610..46ccc52 100644
--- a/image_test.go
+++ b/image_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ func TestImageFlip(t *testing.T) {
 	Write("fixtures/test_flip_out.jpg", buf)
 }
 
+func TestImageThumbnail(t *testing.T) {
+	buf, err := initImage("test.jpg").Thumbnail(100)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Cannot process the image: %#v", err)
+	}
+	Write("fixtures/test_thumbnail_out.jpg", buf)
+}
+
 func TestImageRotate(t *testing.T) {
 	buf, err := initImage("test_flip_out.jpg").Rotate(90)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/resize.go b/resize.go
index 1a59421..89b963e 100644
--- a/resize.go
+++ b/resize.go
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ func imageCalculations(o Options, inWidth, inHeight int) float64 {
 	factor := 1.0
 	xfactor := float64(inWidth) / float64(o.Width)
 	yfactor := float64(inHeight) / float64(o.Height)
+	defer debug("Image calculations: %dx%d", o.Width, o.Height)
 
 	switch {
 	// Fixed width and height
@@ -251,8 +252,6 @@ func imageCalculations(o Options, inWidth, inHeight int) float64 {
 		break
 	}
 
-	debug("Resolution %dx%d", o.Width, o.Height)
-
 	return factor
 }
 
diff --git a/resize_test.go b/resize_test.go
index 88428e0..79749e4 100644
--- a/resize_test.go
+++ b/resize_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package bimg
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -132,3 +133,27 @@ func TestResizePngWithTransparency(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Cannot save the image")
 	}
 }
+
+func benchmarkResize(file string, o Options, b *testing.B) {
+	buf, _ := Read(path.Join("fixtures", file))
+
+	for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+		Resize(buf, o)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkResizeLargeJpeg(b *testing.B) {
+	options := Options{
+		Width:  800,
+		Height: 600,
+	}
+	benchmarkResize("test.jpg", options, b)
+}
+
+func BenchmarkResizePng(b *testing.B) {
+	options := Options{
+		Width:  200,
+		Height: 200,
+	}
+	benchmarkResize("test.png", options, b)
+}
diff --git a/vips.go b/vips.go
index b63a0d0..87805ce 100644
--- a/vips.go
+++ b/vips.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import "C"
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	//"fmt"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@ func vipsRotate(image *C.struct__VipsImage, angle Angle) (*C.struct__VipsImage,
 	if err != 0 {
 		return nil, catchVipsError()
 	}
-	defer C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(out))
 
 	return out, nil
 }
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ func vipsFlip(image *C.struct__VipsImage, direction Direction) (*C.struct__VipsI
 	if err != 0 {
 		return nil, catchVipsError()
 	}
-	defer C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(out))
 
 	return out, nil
 }
@@ -158,8 +157,8 @@ func vipsAffine(input *C.struct__VipsImage, residual float64, i Interpolator) (*
 	istring := C.CString(i.String())
 	interpolator := C.vips_interpolate_new(istring)
 
-	defer C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(input))
 	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(istring))
+	defer C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(input))
 
 	// Perform affine transformation
 	err := C.vips_affine_interpolator(input, &image, C.double(residual), 0, 0, C.double(residual), interpolator)
@@ -229,9 +228,7 @@ func vipsSave(image *C.struct__VipsImage, o vipsSaveOptions) ([]byte, error) {
 	length := C.size_t(0)
 	err := C.int(0)
 
-	// cleanup
 	defer C.g_object_unref(C.gpointer(image))
-	defer C.g_free(C.gpointer(ptr))
 
 	switch {
 	case o.Type == PNG:
@@ -245,11 +242,14 @@ func vipsSave(image *C.struct__VipsImage, o vipsSaveOptions) ([]byte, error) {
 		break
 	}
 
-	if err != 0 {
+	if int(err) != 0 {
 		return nil, catchVipsError()
 	}
 
 	buf := C.GoBytes(ptr, C.int(length))
+
+	// Cleanup
+	C.g_free(C.gpointer(ptr))
 	C.vips_error_clear()
 
 	return buf, nil