Taken from the peak of Uetliberg, a Swiss mountain plateau next to Zurich, using a Vixen Polarie, a device that helps to even out the rotation of the Earth. Exposure time was about 90 seconds at ISO 50.

Adobe Photoshop CS6, Camera RAW 7.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo Settings: 15mm, f/2, 84 seconds, ISO 50.

Map: 47.3495, 8.4913

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

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.

Geirangerfjorden, Norway.

The series of waterfalls to the right is called "The Seven Sisters" and the hike to this view takes several hours and is pretty tough. I was hoping for better weather when we got there but I think the result came out fine nonetheless.

Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.

The view from from the Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

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

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/11, 10 seconds, ISO 100.

Map: 25.1970, 55.2736

I took this shot during a balloon ride that my wife and I took during our anniversary. The morning sun was at our back as the pilot descended to skim over a cornfield. I thought that the shadow of our balloon was a nice contrast against the green of the cornfield. The natural color of the corn stalks was a little dull and so I adjusted the color and shadow levels with Picasa.

Nikon D3000, Google Picasa.

Location: 33.264821, -111.753353.

Moraine Lake, in the Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

This shot is from my first trip to North America since getting a Nikon D4. Taken July 25th, 2012.

Adobe Lightroom 4.1.

Nikon D4, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/9, 1/400 second, ISO 100.

Map: 51.3278, -116.1806

Sunrise outside of Boulder, Colorado

"If I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of potential -- for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible. Pleasure disappoints; possibility never." ~ Soren Kierkega

Nikon D80.

Strossmayer street in Rijeka, Croatia. This picture taken from the roof of my friend's apartment. I went outside for a beer and took a camera.

CPL, tripod. Post-processing in Adobe Lightroom 4.

Pentax K-x, Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF).

Photo Settings: 24mm, f/11, 30 seconds, ISO 200.

While beeing on holiday I sneaked around my grandparents' house to test a new lens. I tweaked the colors a little in Adobe Photoshop to get that golden look.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM.

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/14, 1/400 second, ISO 200.