IPhoto 11 (9.3) Why won't date range work for 2012?

Question

We upgraded to the new iMac and iPhoto 11 a couple weeks ago.
The Smart Albums look to have converted correctly, including the ones I created for any one years' photos "All - 2011," "All - 2010," and "All - Best of 2009," etc.
Those converted albums contain photos. That is good.  That another album does not contain photos is confusing.
I created a new "All - 2012," with the criteria "Data is in the range 1/1/2012 to 12/31/2012," and get no photos.
Scrolling up to "Last 12 months" shows 7,500+, ~ 3,600 of which are 2012.
So I just tried something...
"Date is after 1/1/2011" and got an album of all 2011 photos, stopping at New Years Eve / 12/31... there are no 2012 photos.
Why won't it show 2012 photos?
It's the same camera.  A large number of the 2012 photos converted into iPhoto; only a few weeks' worth have been imported into iPhoto straight from the camera since the conversion.
I just don't see a pattern that's causing this.
On a related note... in iPhoto '11, are the icons for all albums, events, Faces, etc. grey?  Or should the smart album icon be purple, regular albums blue, etc?
Thanks,
Mike

Answer 1

Why won't it show 2012 photos?
It's the same camera.  A large number of the 2012 photos converted into iPhoto; only a few weeks' worth have been imported into iPhoto straight from the camera since the conversion.
On the basis of eliminating the obvious first - check the date reported on any of these shots, and the date on the camera.
in iPhoto '11, are the icons for all albums, events, Faces, etc. grey?  Or should the smart album icon be purple, regular albums blue, etc?
This is by design. iPhoto menu -> Provide iPhoto Feedback and let them know what you think.
Regards
TD