This shot was taken in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey during sunrise.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

Photo Settings: 26mm, f/10, 2.5 seconds, ISO 50.

A blue dragonfly on a blue pond at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Madison, Wisconsin. The diagonal line formed by the stone fits perfectly into this picture.

Adobe Lightroom.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1, Panasonic Lumix G 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 OIS.

It was raining all day but I decided to go out shooting... This kind of weather usually creates beautiful lighting conditions when the Sun is setting. I was very lucky because it stopped raining just about five minutes before this shot was taken.

Adobe Lightroom 4, Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Nikon D700, Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16mm f/2.8 DX.

Taken at Amity Point, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia.

Processed in Adobe Camera Raw.

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

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/2, 1/3200 second, ISO 100.

Taken from a recent cruise I took in the Western Caribbean.

I used a D600 with a 50mm @ 1/2500 f/8. ISO 250. Adobe Lightoom 4.

Photo Settings: 50mm, f/8, 1/2500 second, ISO 250.

About four hours before a big storm came, I raced down to the coast to get some shots of the fleeting sunset before the sky turned dark.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

Canon EOS Rebel XSi, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM.

Map: -31.8505, 115.7510

If you need one good reason to be up at the crack of dawn, here it is.

Adobe Photoshop 6.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM.

Photo Settings: 33mm, f/6, 1/60 second, ISO 100.

Taken in Canary Wharf (London). Fog is visible at the top of the building.

Manfrotto tripod, Canon remote, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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

Photo Settings: 37mm, f/10, 6 seconds, ISO 100.

Taken along the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail.

Adobe Lightroom 4.

Nikon D7000.

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/8, 1/200 second, ISO 100.

Sunrise over Maldon, Essex, UK

Adobe Photoshop 6 and Nik Software Color Efex 4.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.

Photo Settings: 127mm, f/11, 1/15 second, ISO 50.