I like them both. #2 seems to me to be the more interesting one.

Simple solution: Every person alive would live by the golden rule, there would be peace. Personal peace is found all around us in our daily lives, but it is up to each individual to determine what helps them to find peace.

may I post a couple of boken shots that I recently took in your post?

About 5 or 6 years ago, my son purchased a solar-powered trail cam for me to track animals that disturb areas from time to time. I have used it inconsistently over the years and discovered that it does a good job both day and night, but has a fairly narrow sharp view of the subjects. My advice would be to place it carefully where you know you will be getting the right pictures, because it takes a picture of anything within the viewing area that moves, leaves, and foliage too. The company name on the camera seems to be SOLAR. The other word on the object is SPYPOINT. It's easy to use, requires a card, and now after using the solar battery for about 3-4 years, I am using replaceable regular batteries, but it still works. You do have to change the SD card out when it gets full, but if you place a 32GB card, those will hold a LOT of tiny images. The cost of this small trail-cam was not unreasonable, but someone would need to check it from time to time, and you can set it up for a variety of things, from individual images to videos. It has been useful for me, but I use it where I live, so can move it around, and perform maintence as needed.

2 and 6

A type of petunia?

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I just received an order yesterday.......no photo equipment, but the simple stuff (mostly garden items like bird netting, etc) that I ordered was at least half-price, and it arrived in a reasonable amount of time. Many months ago I ordered a few things and it took a couple of months to receive, but yesterday's order only took a couple of weeks. I have had no issues, but haven't looked at photographic items from them yet.

I have toured Iceland twice during the winter months, and for gloves, I searched for wool glove liners and wore over them mitts that separated the fingers and thumbs (insulated). My hands and fingers get cold first. The temps were not so extreme, but I did wear lightweight felt-lined boots and wore woolen socks. My feet are the second body part that has difficulty with extreme cold. Layers, with wool next to the skin (I have found in the past that silk seems cold to my skin), so soft wool layer underneath outer 'wind-breaker' clothing worked well for me. A previous post is correct, the wind can be brutal, it's a matter of luck with the weather, but Iceland is a beautiful place to visit during the winter months, IMHO.

Wonderful pictures, and thanks for the information given.

Lovely image. I'm curious, did you use flashlights, back-lighting, or is this a cut-out? I like your framing.

I don't use lightroom either, just ACR and PS, and have for many years. They meet my needs for developing raw images.

I enjoyed your images of fresh snow and all of the strong shadows of the trees. I kept wondering if you were on ski's, or snowshoes?

I'm with you...........love shooting in foggy weather! Lovely images, all.

Beautiful shots. Thanks for sharing.