A nearly full, waxing-gibbous phase of the Earth's moon. Shot on November 8th, 2011 from Hanover, New Hampshire.

Cable release and mirror lock-up mode to reduce camera shake. Live-view mode zoomed in 10x for focusing.

10-inch f/6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope (Meade LX200). Shot at 1600mm, f/6.3, 1/250 second, ISO 200 with a Nikon D700 at prime focus.

Taken from the ruins of the Oia Castle, on the Greek island of Santorini.

Nikon D700, Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZF.2. Shot at f/11, ISO 200, 25 seconds.

Location: 36.460310, 25.373059

Saint Peter's Basilica. Vatican City.

Nikon D700, Nikon AF NIKKOR 14mm f/2.8D ED. f/4.5, 1/80 second, ISO 800.

Beautiful cliff-side dwellings typical of the Greek island of Santorini.

Nikon D700, Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZF.2.

36.46178, 25.38496

The town of Oia, Greece on the island of Santorini (Thira). Taken at dawn from the castle looking North with a wide-angle lens.

Nikon D700, Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZF.2, 25 seconds, f/11, ISO 200. Apple Aperture, Adobe Photoshop CS4.

36.46051, 25.37266

The windmills of Oia, Greece on the island of Santorini (Thira) just before sunrise.

Nikon D700, Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/21, Apple Aperture 3, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

36.46167, 25.37202

Baltimore Grand Prix. September 3, 2011.

Nikon D700, Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED. Shot at 155mm, f/9, 1/640 second, ISO 800. Processed in Apple Aperture 3.1.3 and Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Looking towards the sky with an ultra wide angle lens. Taken near Hermitage Cabin (operated by the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club) in the Michaux State Forest of Pennsylvania. May 2010.

Nikon D700, AF NIKKOR 14mm f/2.8D ED

1/200 sec at f/7.1 and ISO200. Minimal processing in Apple Aperture 3 and Adobe Photoshop CS4.

+39d 48' 47.82", -77d 28' 52.35"

Sunrise from Bethany Beach, Delaware.

Nikon D700, AF NIKKOR 14mm f/2.8D ED, Manfrotto 055CXPRO3 tripod, Manfrotto 410 geared head, Apple Aperture 3. 14mm, f/8, 1/160sec, ISO 100.

38.580329, -75.05778

This photograph of The Great Wall of China was taken at the Mutianyu section near Beijing.

40.437308, 116.561733