This was taken at a botanical garden in Kauai. It took a fair amount of patience, but the lighting and positioning finally worked out.

Adobe Lightroom 3, Adobe Photoshop CS4.

Nikon D700, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo Settings: 70mm, f/2, 1/5000 second, ISO 1600.

Map: 21.9079, -159.5120

A storm suitable for the active island of Hawaii. Shot just before twilight before the Sun peaked out below the clouds to duck below the horizon.

Nikon D300, Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED, Adobe Lightroom 2, Adobe Photoshop CS4.

Camping in the Mojave Desert, California. A faint glow can be seen from a distant town.

Nikon D300, Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED, Adobe Lightroom 3, Adobe Photoshop CS4.

A fire in Waimea Canyon provided a very vivid sunset. The rays are what first captured my attention, which later turned towards the pastel shades reflected on the water.

Nikon D700, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR.

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/22, 1/13 second, ISO 200.

We stumbled upon this lake by accident on a camping/off-roading trip. Taken hand-held with a circular polarizer.

Nikon D300, Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED, Adobe Lightroom 2, Adobe Photoshop CS4.

Sea foam accumulation at my local wetlands taken just before twilight. This was the first test shot with my newly acquired D700. Taken on a tripod with a 3-stop GND filter.

Nikon D700, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR, Adobe Lightroom 3, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Nik Software Color Efex Pro.

From my most recent trip to the islands... This was taken on the southern end of Kauai at sunset from a small trail overlooking this secluded, rocky beach.

GND filter, tripod, Adobe Lightroom 4.

Nikon D700, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR.

Photo Settings: 19mm, f/16, 8 seconds, ISO 200.

Though not your typical tropical sunset, we experienced this creamy sunset on the island of Maui. It was taken near twilight on a tripod with a shutter speed allowing a slight blur of the water.

Nikon D300, Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 12-24mm f/4G IF-ED, Adobe Lightroom 2, Adobe Photoshop CS4.

Taken at Ke'e beach on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. This is the beach where the road dead-ends on the north shore and you can only continue by foot for the next eleven and a half miles.

Nikon D700, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR.

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/11, 1/4 second, ISO 200.

(Approximately) Laguna Beach, California. The sunset was rather insipid, so I pointed my camera down instead! Taken around dusk with a polarizer to allow visibility through the water into the tide pools.

Nikon D300, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR, Adobe Lightroom 3, Adobe Photoshop CS4.