Water, its the stuff of life.

The ice terrain was rendered with subsurface scattering, processor intensive but well worth it. With global radiosity for added realism. The planets maps were done in Photoshop and rendered within the same scene in Max. The shaded lower half of the planet is actually picking up light from the terrain because of where it was placed in the scene.

Cray CX1, Adobe Photoshop CS, Autodesk 3DsMax.

Driving back from a great sky trip in Fernie, British Columbia, the sky opened up to let its blue color through. I just had to stop and lay down on my belly to quickly snap this shot as a car down the highway 22 was approaching. It was peaceful moment.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 24-105L at 24mm. Developed in Adobe Lightroom. Resizing and sharpening in Adobe Photoshop CS4.

49°45'36.91"N 114° 9'31.46"W

Taken from Quiberon peninsula in France during my holidays. I have made a 5 exposure HDR to have a greater dynamic range of luminances between the lightest and darkest areas of this sunset!

Nikon D90, Samyang 8mm Fisheye, ISO 100, 1/5 sec, f/11. Post-processing with Photomatix Pro.

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A pair of flamingos strolling through a pond at the Sacramento Zoo.

Nikon D90, AF-S VR ZOOM-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED. Shot at f/5.6, 1/400, and 300mm. Processed with Apple Aperture 3.

Panorama stitched together from two 10mm fisheye shots, showing the magnificent New York skyline.

Nikon D300, Sigma 10mm fisheye, ƒ/3.5, ISO 100, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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While sitting in a line for two hours waiting on buffalo to cross the street in front of us, the Sun set behind the car over a beautiful river, creating a gorgeous scene that I tried to capture as well as I could. Hope you enjoy!

Taken in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. August of 2010.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon 20-35mm 2.8L.

An HDR panorama of Edinburgh, Scotland from Calton Hill on a beautiful summer evening. HDR tone-mapping done in Photomatix, edited in Adobe Photoshop CS5 to remove lens flare.

Nikon D5000, AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II lens, Manfrotto tripod.

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I found this scary piece of driftwood on the beach today. Doesn't it look like some alien creature with two hooves, horns and a tail?

Nikon D700, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, f/2.8, ISO 400, 30 second exposure.

I recently spent a week on Maui and our resort hotel had an awesome infinity pool. I was hoping not to have to do any HDR on this trip and stick to my grad ND filters but in order to get a good reflection for this picture I could not really use the filter set. I took this shot at the serenity pool of the Wailea Marriott on Maui, Hawaii. The first night that I arrived the skies were perfectly clear but thankfully the clouds rolled in the second day to make for much more interesting pictures.

Nikon D80, Tamron 17-50 at 17mm, 1/60 second exposure, f/8, HDR (-2, 0, +2), ISO 100.

Taken on the peak of Mount Pilatus.

At first I just wanted to capture the valley, then I spotted a goat sitting in the grass. The goat must have felt uncomfortable having me so close by. It stood up and walked away. But for a few seconds it was looking down the valley, just the way I wanted it for the picture.

Nikon D600, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR.

Photo Settings: 26mm, f/9, 1/320 second, ISO 200.