Thanks for the kind comments. Part 2 will be fun indeed.

Wow, yes.....what a lens. And great dynamic range for an older gen camera.

A series with the K-r and 50-200 combo. These are the grown ups. Whenever ready, I will post part 2 of this series featuring the "kids".

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Nice bokeh on the butterfly and small bird.

Wow, you have high standards. These are all absolutely amazing to me. If the fly is not perfect, it's certainly perfectly fierce!

Thanks for the kind comments and whimsical rankings, swarf.

I was thinking also, just for context on "Cozy Accents" is this closer shot of the same scene I called "Color Cozy". Upon picture review, it came first chronologically.....so when I got to Cozy Accents and a way to describe the two foreground aspen (with their eye-catching, smooth looking boles), I thought accents was the right word:

What a nifty looking bird.....I can see why it's your favorite. A very fine capture.

Thanks, everyone. Glad you all enjoy the pics. I give the scenery most of the credit!

It occurred to me that I did not provide much in the way of descriptions as John Riley suggests. I like posting the titles on the photo itself so as to help in that regard. Some do not care for this and I understand.

As far as how they were taken and why....well, most of them are pretty self-explanatory. The deer shot is not how I usually shoot wildlife. Normally I would use a longer lens and a larger aperture to provide a bokeh of sorts. It's called "Discovery" because I was actually walking on a lightly used trail looking for other shots with my wider angled lens. I stumbled across this mule deer and did not want to miss the opportunity to take the shot....hence the greater depth of field and only at 55mm. As it turned out, the deer crashed into the forest shortly after this encounter....so I felt fortunate to get this one however it turned out.

Thanks, Fletcher and David. I think it's a pretty good lens for a kit lens.