Taken from the peak of Uetliberg, a Swiss mountain plateau next to Zurich, using a Vixen Polarie, a device that helps to even out the rotation of the Earth. Exposure time was about 90 seconds at ISO 50.

Adobe Photoshop CS6, Camera RAW 7.

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

Photo Settings: 15mm, f/2, 84 seconds, ISO 50.

Map: 47.3495, 8.4913

Taken near Queenstown, New Zealand at Lake Wakatipu on the road to Glenchory. The Sun had just set and there was this endless peace and relaxation in the fresh air.

Adobe Photoshop CS6.

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

Photo Settings: 24mm, f/5, 1/125 second, ISO 100.

Map: -44.9896, 168.4314

Lake Bannalpsee is an artificial reservoir. It was built from 1935 to 1937 during the construction of the power plant in Oberrickenbach, Switzerland. It's not very known to tourists and can therefore be called one of Switzerland's secret spots.

Adobe Camera RAW 7.0.

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

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/6, 1/160 second, ISO 50.

Taken on a night with a full moon at Lake Wakatipu, near Queenstown, New Zealand. The view was crystal clear and very bright. So I went for a 30-second long exposure, ISO 400 at f/2.8. Made it almost look like daylight...

Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/2, 30 seconds, ISO 400.

Map: -44.8673, 168.3918

Taken at Lake Wakatipu during my stay in New Zealand earlier this year. Enjoy!

Adobe Photoshop CS6.

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

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/2, 30 seconds, ISO 200.

Map: -44.8660, 168.3909

After braking hard, a couple of peeved drivers passed by me and I got out of my car to take a photo of this lonely tree, sitting on this little hill, enjoying the last shafts of sunlight.

Post-processing in Adobe Photoshop CS6

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II.

Photo Settings: 200mm, f/2, 1/80 second, ISO 200.

Map: 47.3370, 8.8330

Taken from Honegg, a little string of mountains near lake Lucern, Switzerland.

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

I shot this photo on my first day in New Zealand. Our guide didn't know it yet, but this was only the first of 491,000 times that I would ask him to pull over. I blame New Zealand!

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, Adobe Audition 3.

Location: -44° 50' 20.23", +168° 23' 49.43"

Taken from the panoramic platform of the Sydney Centre Point Tower in Sydney, Australia.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED. Shot at f/2.8 and ISO 200.

I took a trip to some of the Lord of the Rings locations in New Zealand and our guide explained to us that this area was chosen to be Ithilien in the movie.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED shot at f/5.0. Adobe Camera Raw.