I have one comment here: this forum has become too, oh shall I say, "technical". For people like myself who knows very little about photography, but still loves the beauty of nature, this forum has become a little bit intimidating. I guess that's the reason many like myself miss Apple's involvement in this forum, because she brought "normal people's touch" here.
I wish that you guys could talk more about the "side-stories" than to talk about techniques, you know, things happened while taking these pictures, feelings & emotions, something the non-technical people could relate to.
That being said, I admit that I truly enjoyed these amazing photos, deeply touched by them if you will, and hope you could keep on posting.