Thanks, glad you enjoyed them. I do all my 'work' on a large monitor. Are these a bit dark? I'm assuming you view on a phone. Seems that's what many folks to. But these were quite dark as they were, as it was late, and it's hard to lighten them, without monkeying them up. There was very little to no color added to them. It was an amazing sky.

I've always struggled with that manipulation thing. When is a bunch of addition/subtraction no longer true photography. Digital makes it a lot easier than the old dodge and burn, that's for sure. Though as you say, it's all artistic in nature. And why put out an image that stinks. No one wants to see that.

But digital makes it so easy also to bracket...it's FREE. So it is so much easier to take good photos up front. And you can preview. Though I seldom do, I just fill the card, + and - exposing away. Makes for less monkeying about later on. Though sorting is a timely endeavor. I think it took me over a week to go through and do all the photos for the SnOwregon debacle extravaganza. As you say, the old time masters would no doubt done whatever it takes, to make their art as good as possible. A fine line indeed for the purist in us.

Wow, I sort of went on there like I'm talking about a fanny pack. Those small passions of life, I suppose. BTW, how IS that new pack holding up? Well, take it easy, signed, Sir Babbleiferous himself