The sun rises behind Mount Hood. Taken from Rocky Butte in Portland, Oregon.

Adobe Lightroom 5, Lee Big Stopper.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM.

Taken from Whale Beach, Sydney Northern Beaches.

I was using my favorite filter, the Lee Big filter.

Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/11, 120 seconds, ISO 100.

A little bit of trespassing led me to the Rose Valley Reservoir in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada which is still largely frozen-over (though not traversable). Then it was just a matter of waiting for the Sun to set.

Fujifilm X-T1 and Fujifilm 10-24mm f/4 R OIS.

Adobe Lightroom 5.7.

Photo Settings: 10mm, f/4, 1/30 second, ISO 1600.

Burrard Inlet and downtown Vancouver, shot from Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver, in March 2014.

Hoya ProND1000 filter.

Samsung NX10.

Photo Settings: 18mm, f/6, 72 seconds, ISO 100.

An evening moored near The Indians in the British Virgin Islands. Pelican Island can be seen in the distance.

Adobe Lightroom 5, Adobe Photoshop CC.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

Map: 18.3324, -64.6296

This was taken at Indian Beach in Oregon. The edge of the stream looked like a cliff in a miniature world. I love the texture of the rocks. I used a second image to darken the sky a little bit.

Lightroom 5, Photoshop CC

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM.

This view of Sydney CBD (Central Business District) and the Sydney Opera House was taken from the north shore of the harbor. Days of rain and overcast skies finally broke for a few colorful sunsets.

Adobe Lightroom 5, Adobe Photoshop CC (2014), MeFOTO GlobeTrotter tripod.

Nikon D750, Tokina AT-X 16-28mm f/2.8 Pro FX.

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/22, 30 seconds, ISO 100.

Another scene captured from West Seattle looking at downtown Seattle at dusk. I used a 4-stop ND filter on this one for a longer shutter speed.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM.

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/8, 15 seconds, ISO 50.

This is a 30-second exposure taken during sunrise at the Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir in Silicon Valley, California.

The lake looked so peaceful.

Adobe Lightroom 5.7.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM.

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/13, 30 seconds, ISO 100.

Map: 37.5095, -122.3517

Even when the falls are barely there, its still an amazing sight.

Adobe Lightroom 5.

Canon EOS 60D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM.