The magnificent Chicago skyline as seen from Northerly Island. Taken during Chicago Ideas Week.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM.

This feather was next to a wondow in my mothers house. It was lit by early morning sun making it glow this wonderful green and blue. I wanted to take something with me when I left that reminded me of my mom. This is what I took.

Nikon D90, AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G shot at f/1.8, sunlight to the left, minimally developed in Adobe Lightroom.

Went out to get a carton of milk and noticed that the sunset was looking interesting, so I diverted to the nearby Shoalhaven river to see if I could get any interesting shots. The tide was high and I had to wade out into the water waist-high (shorts got a bit damp) with my tripod to get a clear shot of the river. The sunset turned spectacular pretty quickly and shortly before it disappeared, a lone pelican glided into view. In the background are thousands of roosting seabirds just behind the local oyster beds.

I took this shot with an ND4 filter on my Canon EOS 550D with the standard kit lens. Hope you like it as much as I do.

Teepee Falls is located in Washington State. The falls are difficult to access, but well worth it.

Nikon D5000, Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR. A 2-second exposure shot with an aperture of f/8 and at focal length 18mm.

Photo taken towards the last stretch of an 8 hour drive from Canmore Alberta to Green Lake British Columbia. Found a great spot just in time.

Nikon D300s, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Some of the awesome tulips at the botanical gardens in Madrid, Spain.

Canon EOS 50D, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, Adobe Lightroom.

Location: 40.411826, -3.692174

The Cadet Chapel at the United States Air Force Academy is a magnificent example of modernist architecture used to create an airy and inspiring place of worship.

Nikon D700, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED, Converted to B&W with Silver Efex Pro.

The boat was gone in to the raging sea as the Sun set with glorious colors. Iran - Caspian sea.

Nikon D5000, Tamron SP AF10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di II, RAW edited in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Nikon D5000.

A shot of Fitzgerald Reserve outside of Half Moon Bay, California. I used some graduated ND filters with around a 30-second exposure and some Photoshop touch-up.

Nikon D3100, Nikon 18-55mm kit lens, cheap ND filters, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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.