The pictures are pretty accurate, however in sunlight the boot has an orange hue to it that I wasn't expecting. LL Bean includes brokerage/duties/taxes during checkout, so you know right off the bat how much it is.
Duty charged at checkout, which is annoying, because you have to pay 100% of it (vs. rolling the dice) but handy, because they get accross the border really really fast.
Boots are pretty light, but darken with use just from burnishing, and darken further with any sort of oil/wax/polish.