70-layer composition using gradients and photographs.

Adobe Photoshop CS6.

I loved this part of my trip, because the landscape was different. We listened to the radio as we drove down this magnificent road.

It was a dream, it's now achieved.

Nikon D7000, Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF).

Photo Settings: 27mm, f/9, 1/250 second, ISO 100.

Map: 47.1837, -117.8711

I love driving in the USA but I can't drive for more than five minutes without stopping to take pictures of these great landscapes.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.

Nikon D7000, Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF).

Photo Settings: 35mm, f/8, 1/160 second, ISO 100.

Map: 47.2017, -117.8831

This photo was taken at the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in the Death Valley National Park - a great sandbox for all the tourists that come here. Nevertheless, at the the end of the day, all that's left of them are their footprints in the sand. So I enjoyed the wonderful colors of the sunset on my own :) By the way, all you can hear in a sand desert is your own breath and the pulse in your ear - very interesting effect...

Canon EOS 600D, Sigma 18-50mm DC OS HSM, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

The bridge/viaduct in the picture is the Millau Viaduct in the south of France. It is the current record holder for tallest bridge by structural height (343 meters/1125 feet). When you look at the cars you get a feeling of how big this viaduct actually is. I shot this picture on the way back home from vacation. Had to make a massive detour to see it, but was totally worth it. The picture was shot on the 6th of March, 2011. As you can tell from the picture, it was a very hazy day, but with some Adobe Lightroom 4 magic it became much better.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM. Shot at f/8, 1/1250th, ISO 100.

44.091929, 3.022026

This is a closeup of a building of the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One of the nicest looking buildings in Philly, in my opinion. Clean, simple, nice combination of patterns and color.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM.

Taken close to Sleeping Bear Dunes in Michigan. You can see them off to the right. The rain started shortly after this.

Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, Adobe Lightroom 3. 8-second exposure.

Boxing Day 2010 in the English countryside.

Canon EOS 60D, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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.

HDR, sorry about that but the sky was worth it. The orange cloud lasted only 2min, then it was a weird blue again. The sky behaves oddly up there. Iceland is such a beautiful place.

Canon EOS 550D, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, Gorillapod, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom.