Taken at the Portland Japanese Garden late in the Summer of 2012.

Lightroom 3, Hoya Pro 1 5-stop ND over B+W Kaesemann CPL.

Nikon D7000, Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR.

Photo Settings: 31mm, f/11, 2.5 seconds, ISO 100.

ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA.
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

This wide-field view of the Orion Nebula (Messier 42), lying about 1350 light-years from Earth, was taken with the VISTA infrared survey telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile. The new telescope's huge field of view allows the whole nebula and its surroundings to be imaged in a single picture and its infrared vision also means that it can peer deep into the normally hidden dusty regions and reveal the curious antics of the very active young stars buried there. This image was created from images taken through Z, J and Ks filters in the near-infrared part of the spectrum. The exposure times were ten minutes per filter. The image covers a region of sky about one degree by 1.5 degrees.

Full press release: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1006/

Original image: http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1006a/

Taken on Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia about half an hour after sunset.

Processed in Adobe Camera Raw.

Nikon D600, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/2, 30 seconds, ISO 500.

Another image from Alki Beach in West Seattle. This was the first sunset of 2013 - and it was a good one.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/11, 30 seconds, ISO 50.

This was taken from West Seattle on Christmas Eve 2012, just as rain was moving in on the city. The color in the sky was amazing.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/10, 6 seconds, ISO 100.

This shot was taken in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey during sunrise.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

Photo Settings: 26mm, f/10, 2.5 seconds, ISO 50.

A blue dragonfly on a blue pond at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison, Wisconsin. The diagonal line formed by the stone fits perfectly into this picture.

Adobe Lightroom.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1, Panasonic Lumix G 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS.

It was raining all day but I decided to go out shooting... This kind of weather usually creates beautiful lighting conditions when the Sun is setting. I was very lucky because it stopped raining just about five minutes before this shot was taken.

Adobe Lightroom 4, Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Nikon D700, Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16mm f/2.8 DX.

Taken at Amity Point, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia.

Processed in Adobe Camera Raw.

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

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/2, 1/3200 second, ISO 100.

Taken from a recent cruise I took in the Western Caribbean.

I used a D600 with a 50mm @ 1/2500 f/8. ISO 250. Adobe Lightoom 4.

Photo Settings: 50mm, f/8, 1/2500 second, ISO 250.