I really enjoyed these, probably because I took many of the same (daytime) shots in the same places, but in late August, early September of this year. Where was the picture with the Aurora Borealis taken?

Great shots. It's hard to imagine a 300 HP outboard. As a kid, I remember 25 was pretty hot stuff!

Bill P, thanks for your suggestion; that's always a good idea.

Stevefrankel, thanks for your note; you're right, the Stylus 1 does well in almost any situation that has good lighting. I've limited (auto) ISO to 500, because I've heard high(er) ISO settings don't produce good results. What has been your experience concerning upper limits?

Mizzee, thanks for your comments.

Thank you, cdouthitt, for the links.

Thanks, camerapapi and rwebb76.

Thanks, Bear123, and I agree, the refurb section does have some great deals. I check it frequently.

Thanks, Cdouthitt for your suggestions. All are food for thought.

Having read many of your posts, I know you're a devoted m4/3 user.

Oldart

I currently have a Stylus 1, which has a 2.8 constant aperture lens, albeit a small 1/1.7. I like it's portability and the fact that its range is an equivalent 28-300. I've been looking at the current "deal" at Olympus USA on the OM-D E-M5 Mk II with the 14-150mm F4.0-5.6 II lens. One of the reasons I bought the Stylus (instead of an M10 at the time) was that I didn't particularly want to have to be changing lenses, especially when traveling.

I want more detail in pictures than I'm now getting. I shoot JPEG, not RAW, and do some processing - typically cropping, etc. I don't blow pictures up and rarely print - in fact, you'd probably call me a pixel peeper, not a photographer. Oh, well.

I'd appreciate your opinion(s): will the great features of the M5 provide a lot more detail, given the difference in aperatures - constant vs variable.

Thanks for your comments. I really enjoy this forum and feel like I've learned a lot over the past several years.

Thanks for the memories. My wife and I were there several weeks ago to celebrate our 56th anniversary. Crowded, but we loved being there. Great shot of Thunder Hole. When we were there, it wasn't even a Whisper Hole!

Great set. Thanks for sharing. Being an old Mopar guy, my choice has to be that beautiful Imperial!

Thanks so much for posting these pictures and the history. As a Cub Scout in the late forties, my den was lucky enough to be taken on a tour of a B-29 at Randolph AFB, San Antonio. I still remember riding the "trolley" through the tube (communication tunnel) over the bomb bays. Seeing and hearing these big prop-driven aircraft still gives me chills!

In Texas, many years ago, you only found White Wings in deep South Texas. Over the years, they've migrated; we hear them in Dallas quite often now. More aggressive and larger, they've pretty well driven out the Mourning Doves.

Some/many may disagree, but Mac's Photos application does a pretty good job of editing. The price: free.