Finally, my first trip to Australia and I'm blown away by the contrasts between a dark red soil, a deep blue sky and the rich fauna. Definitely worth the wait!

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, f/8.0, ISO 50, ACR.

Taken at Red Rock Canyon outside of Las Vegas on an overcast, cloudy day.

Canon EOS Rebel T1i (500D), Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM shot at f/7.1 for 1/160 second. ACR + Adobe Photoshop CS5.

This image was taken in Skippers Canyon, which is located on the South Island of New Zealand.

Nikon D7000, Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

I took this image during a flight over the fjords next to Queenstown, New Zealand. It was a rather lucky shot as there weren't too many reflections from the windshield that had to be removed.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, shot at f/6.3, ISO 200, ACR 7.1

Looking towards Boulder, Colorado. This was taken on the day after our first big snowfall this Winter. There were still leaves on the trees, and everything was covered in ice, it was really beautiful!

Nikon D80, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop CS3.

An evening twilight shot from the Mont Agel, near the Nice Air Base Station located at the top of the mountain (1,148m). Weather conditions were superb, clear, clean air, almost no humidity or wind. View is up to 80km to the terrains of Saint Tropez. 3-exposure HDR with a 14mm wide angle lens.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM.

This picture was taken in Cholula - Puebla/Mexico from the top of a church built on a mayan pyramid.

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.

Very interesting to see how small we are against these huge mountains around us. Isfahan, Iran.

Nikon D5000 , Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II, RAW edited in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Taken near by the Upper Lake in Kananaskis country.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM. Developed in Adobe Lightroom 3, Adobe Photoshop CS4.

50°37'5.76"N, 115° 8'8.85"W