Thanks for the feedback from the first version of this photo. This is taken from Capitol Hill in Seattle with the Sun just going down over the Olympic Mountains.

Waterfall along the Oirase Gorge in Northern Japan.

This High Dynamic Range (HDR) photo was taken in the early morning hours at Calgary International Airport (YYC). Our flight was going to Toronto. While waiting for the crew to get ready, the sky was giving us a nice show, which reflected in the aircraft's body.

Canon 40D with 17-85mm lens. HDR in Photomatix, minor level and saturation applied in Adobe Photoshop.

The Furka Pass (elevation 2436 meters) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps which I crossed over on my way home from Zermatt to Zurich. As I found out later, this pass has been the location for a chasing scene in James Bond - Goldfinger!

This image is a panoramic photo, stitched from 12 single frames using the program "Kolor Autopano". The sky has been replaced to make it look more dramatic and I used Nik Color Efex 3.0 to add some atmospheric warmth. Furthermore, I did some heavy repairing in Photoshop to get rid of the central roads, wires and other distracting elements. Finally, I added low opacity vignetting to focus the view to the center.

You can view the original photo at http://dominickamp.de/furkapassoriginal.jpg

Nikon D700, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, Adobe Photoshop, Kolor Autopano Giga, Nik Color Efex 3.0.

46°34'22"N, 8°25'00"E

I took this while waiting for the Sun to set behind me. The sunset turned out to be pretty average, but I quite like the lighting in this. I used HDR to bring out the tones.

I took this shot from the point known locally as "The Surprise" looking out over Hope Valley in Derbyshire.

Nikon D90, Nikkor 18-105mm VR, Photomatix Pro 2.3, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

I used a public domain NASA image of the Horsehead nebula, removed the noise and errors and optimized the color range and saturation.

You can find the unedited original here: http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0661.html

Minimum credit line: T.A.Rector (NOAO/AURA/NSF) and Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA)

I hope you enjoy this wallpaper! May it enlighten your desktop and brighten up your day!

Today the sunrise was like this, and it was a good opportunity to test my new 5D Mark II.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon 24-70, GND Hitech 0.9 HE

32°38'44.66"N 16°49'27.93"W