Originally posted by ZombieArmy My 18-55 is quite a bit off when it comes to autofocus, it front focuses quite badly. When it comes to infinity you're usually better off using live view and zooming in to get the fine focus manually.
Also using the forum's uploader makes images look bad almost always. I recommend uploading to something like Imgur or Flickr to get the best quality.
I had the DA 18-55mm kittens for years. It was good for a kit lens, but AF was not always reliable. The yet smaller DA 18-50mm with its quiet DC AF motor is far better for AF, and even an improved IQ. I find its AF to be fast and accurate when used with care.
There was comment regarding snow exposure, which is a correct comment, but these snow scenes seem well-exposed to me.