Hi Kathy, I have been on a long trip down to Chile with Patagonia, the Atacama and Easter Islande, came back about a month ago and was totally immersed in working on these pictures to get at least a highlights album done. I am 99% completed, hopefully can finalize things by Friday, as I still need assistance from my nephew up in Canada to actually put the link live, hopefully he will teach me on Friday on how to do it.

Got to hurry as in two weeks we will be airborne again over to Europe to see our families and catch a few new corners and places, we will start out in Lisbon, get to know a few places in Extramadura in Spain right near the Portuguese border, and then make our way up through Spain and France to Switzerland - we are very much looking forward to it, but still have the hassles to get ready, so unfortunately no time to drop in on UHH. The other day, when the computer was doing a longish upload, I briefly dropped in on UHH and saw yours and a few others post - hopefully I will have more time later in the year. Take care, Kathy!

Nice promise of things to come, Kathy!

Very nice, Jim, good to see that you got the break you were hoping for!

Very nice images Diane, reminded me of some plantation homes we visited in the south some 20+ years ago - great memories!

Wonderful images, Eugene!

Very nice set, Joe!

Very nice shots Mike, the soft light and rain drops enhance these images very nicely.

Thanks Rob - will do so over the "wires" - Susan is over in the good old UK, while I am trekking down here!

Thanks Rob, these falls are quite spectacular, not by their height, but by the mass of water tumbling down and are very well known, while the Creux du Van amphiteater is quite unknown, I enjoyed them both and am glad to see that you also were enticed by these!

Thanks Rob for looking in on the waning posts of my last series - first day or much later, your comments are always very welcome! As far as I know, there is no particular avalanche danger in that specific area, but where there is a combination of steep slopes and snow, I guess that danger always exists. In many avalanche-prone locations the Swiss have installed avalanche barriers to lessen the danger. Glad to hear that you enjoyed these images.

Greetings from Puerto Varas at the shore of Lake Llanquihue in the center of Chile!

Beautiful scenery and mood captures, Chris!

Thank you Eugene - I was very lucky to catch this "brief moment in time" which should remind me of the positive sides of early rising! - maybe one of these years, if not too late, that wisdom will sink in! And thank you also for your kind trip wishes - I am really looking forward to finally get to experience these Chilean extremes, like the Atacama and Rapa Nui!

Thanks Dave - I never thought of it that way, but there is a certain resemblance, maybe I should call them my "Eastern Lights", after all I caught them looking east!

Thank you Earnest, glad you liked my "special discovery" upon rising early!

Thanks Bill for your kind words of appreciation! Yes, focus inaccuracies are one of the things we cannot fix in post - at least not yet - but there is always hope for the future!