If you are ever in the neigbourhood and like a 3 hour hike up to this viewpoint over Lake Wanaka, try the "Diamont Lake" trail which will lead you up there. Lake Wanaka is located on the South Island of New Zealand. By Ron Vink, The Netherlands

This image was taken on a hiking trip in February of 2010, in the Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. I had just gotten a new camera so on my way back from Central Oregon I stopped to hike some of the trails and take some pictures. It was a nice and clear sunny day, and not too cold - perfect for hiking that area. I took this at the first parking area and trail.

The gray layers are mudstone, siltstone, and shale formed from sediments deposited on an ancient river floodplain. The black layers are manganese nodules or manganese stains. The red layers are ancient soil profiles (laterites) that formed on floodplain deposits. Surface weathering relatively quickly breaks down these rocks into a clay-rich surface coating that easily erodes during summer flashfloods and/or winter storms.

Canon EOS 7D, Canon 17-40mm F/4L.

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Mount Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales. This was taken from the Pyg Track route to the summit.

Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM, Adobe Lightroom.

A very simple wallpaper for your Mac or your favorite desktop. This is my first submission to InterfaceLIFT :)

A photo of a kerosene flame being struck by a stick to set off some sparks. Done in my backgarden! This was shot with a canon 40D @ 1/3 second exposure, f2.8, iso 400.

Amore, Mi Amore... What am I to you? The way you look into me... Am I, to you, as a glass? Transparent that you see my hole inside? Your Grip, Am I to you a boundry... when you move upon me with your full heft, do you mean to shatter my mass? Do well with me, My Love, perfect. You are to me perfect.

Just a shot of my guitar, gathering dust even though I play it every day.

I hiked up to this very calm pleasant spot. I had heard of this waterfall but never seen any images of it.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 24-105mm f/4.0. 6 second exposure at f/18. Adobe LightRoom 2.

This was shot in Oklahoma at the County Fair around dusk. I made some slight color adjustments and a light blurring effect around the edges.