Composite of one of my Iceland Aurora shots (available on my homepage as wallpaper) and an old photo of Bannalpsee (Lake Bannalp) in Switzerland.

Once I finished combining the Aurora sky with the once daylight scenery of Bannalpsee, I used Flaming Pear's great Photoshop plugin -Flood- to create the Aurora reflections. I little tweak merges both layers so that the original ripples are combined with the new "fake" ripples of the Aurora sky. Then I mostly corrected minor artifacts and color fringing and last but not least, used Nik Color Efex to play around with the colors.

Let me know in the comments whether you liked it or what you'd improve. Enjoy!

Adobe Photoshop CC, Nik Color Efex 4.0, Flaming Pear Flood.

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

Photo Settings: 15mm, f/2, 30 seconds, ISO 800.

How various the colors of the sky can be, you can see on this picture I created from nine of my favorite shots since 2008. Enjoy!

"The Dark Knight" inspired me to create this image of someone watching over New York City.

Adobe Photoshop CS6, Camera RAW 8.

No matter how dark the night, the bigger the campfire, the more darkness is revealed!

Taken with a Nikon D850 and a Sigma 14mm @ f/1.8 (ISO 400) & 15 seconds exposure. Three individual shots were stitched together in Lightroom CC Classic and then processed in Photoshop CC. Color correction with NIK Color Efex. Finding right spot & preparation took 6h plus editing another 3h. Enjoy and let me know whether you'd like to know more.

Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom CC.

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/1, 15 seconds, ISO 400.

Map: 47.0256, 8.9806

Taken from Gornergrad, a rocky ridge of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Gorner Glacier south-east of Zermatt in Switzerland.

I was like standing there and then like woah, all of a sudden there was this cloud reaching out and then it was like lit from below and I was like SNAP boom into my camera.

Moon for lighting, Photoshop, Manfrotto tripod, gloves.

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

Photo Settings: 19mm, f/2, 25 seconds, ISO 100.

Map: 45.9833, 7.7847

At 2502 metres above sea level, Säntis is the highest mountain in the Alpstein massif of northeastern Switzerland. Säntis is among the most prominent summits in the Alps and the most prominent summit in Europe with an observation deck on the top. The panorama from the summit is spectacular. Six countries can be seen if the weather allows: Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, France, and Italy.

Adobe Lightroom CC.

Nikon D750, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/7, 1/200 second, ISO 64.

Map: 47.2494, 9.3433

It is said that Tolkien travelled through the landscape of Switzerland to the Lauterbrunnen Valley, a deep valley that many people now believe was the direct inspiration for the valley of Rivendell, a place instrumental to events both in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

The name Rivendell itself means "Deeply Cloven Valley" and the Lauterbrunnen, with its steep sides and many waterfalls (72 to be exact), certainly fits this description, with the mountains of the Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau lying beyond.

Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom, Color Efex, Turkey Bacon Avocado Sandwich.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED.

Map: 46.6000, 7.9089

I'm currently on Iceland and was quite disappointed the last time when I travelled here (drone crash, bad weather and almost no northern lights).

This time however, my return to Iceland was awarded with the most powerful northern lights I've ever seen!

Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop, Gloves, five layers of clothing & patience

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

Lake Ohau is a glacial lake in the Mackenzie Basin of New Zealand's South Island. When I arrived at the lake, the last beams of sunlight shed across the mountain range and I had only minutes to take these photos. The strong winds in this area didn't really help. Would you like to see other New Zealand photos?

Adobe Photoshop CS, Lightroom CS and waterproof shoes.

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

Map: -44.2500, 169.8500

The Matterhorn, as seen from the Lauterbrunnen valley.

Adobe Photoshop CC, Nik Color Efex, Adobe Camera RAW.