Thank you for all the props and, "views" of my views...

LM: I shoot "Large X-Fine", which on my budgeto Konica-Minolta
5D is one step below RAW, and ~3MB to <5MB. I use Aperature
Priority 90% of the time, and also Manual, underexposing by 1 to
2 stops to see what happens to the clouds/highlights.

Meiac: Mtn life is good, if rainy, but time flies by...

The lucky lightning shot was handheld at 1/10 of sec, f 3.5; thus,
the so-so quality, but a "hurdle" for me as lightning is the only
thing I am afraid of...a phobia from my pre-school days.

I use Canon Zoom Browser and occasionally Picasa3, to download
into my 'puters, though Picasa is an unwiedly program, folder
storage-wise, imo. No PS.
Thanks again for the kind comments...
BR,mD