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

Moon Pond at Xidi Village in Anhui Province, China. An ancient village established in the 11th century.

Fujifilm F200EXR.

Although the temperature was -10, It was irresistable to leave the area and quit breathing that frosty fantastic air.

Sulegan, Tehran, Iran.

Nikon D5000, Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED, Raw edited in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Nikon D5000, Nikon AF-S DX VR Zoom-NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED.

I took this picture at the "Hintersee" in Bavaria, Germany. The weather was perfect and it lay a lot of snow (about 60cm).

Nikon D5000, Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6.

This shot was taken off of a cruise ship leaving Mazatlán, Mexico just in time for sunset. It was well worth fighting through the hoards of people at the head of the boat to get a few clear shots such as this one. This is one of my first desktops made out of my own photography, so please play nice... All constructive criticism you have to say is highly encouraged! I'm new at this. :)

Canon EOS 50D, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Taken at Ecola State Park in Oregon, facing south towards Cannon Beach. Haystack Rock can be seen in the distance. Part of The Goonies was filmed in this park.

I had to climb out on this ledge to get the angle.

Canon XSi, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

45.918415, -123.977698

When I saw the movie Thor, I was absolutely blown away by the Asgard interpretation and I told myself: "You gotta build that in Photoshop". So I did! It's a multi-layer creation, based on a series of Swiss Alps photos (one of them has been used for 1,000 feet above the Alps).

Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Sunset at Blodgett Canyon from an overlook in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana, United States. I got there just in time to capture this 6-image HDRI.

Panasonic LUMIX G1, Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH, Photomatix Pro, Adobe Lightroom.

Here's a shot of the Pennybacker Bridge in Austin, Texas. I took this after midnight under a full moon on a warm Friday night late last summer. I had to wait a while to claim a good spot amongst all the young couples having a late-night "picnic." I shot this at f/8, ISO 200 for 30 seconds on a sturdy Manfrotto tripod. The wind was blowing harder than the photo suggests, so I had to hold down the tripod for the duration of the exposure to keep it steady, and it's a fairly heavy tripod. I wasn't planning on working out the old guns that night! I think by the time I took this particular shot my arms were shaking from all the work, so I do notice a bit more softness than I'd like in the image. Hopefully someone out there enjoys it...

Nikon D90, Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX AF 11-16mm f/2.8 shot at 16mm, f/8, ISO 200 for 30 seconds. DXO Optics Pro 6, Adobe Photoshop CS3.

Over a Thanksgiving holiday I was spending some solitary time at the rapids. The hike was full of colourful leaves and this bright red maple tree caught my attention.

This shot is a composite of an exposure lasting several minutes using my Lee Big Stopper to blur the water, and another series of photos combined using HDR to freeze the leaves.

Lee Big Stopper, Photoshop 6, Photomatix.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

Photo Settings: 21mm, f/11, ISO 100.