This photo was taken atop Steptoe Butte in the Palouse region of Washington State. I used a telephoto lens to compress the landscape.

Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM.

Photo Settings: 300mm, f/8, 1/1250 second, ISO 500.

Dawn breaks over the pier at Southwold, as waves crash in from the North Sea at the furthest point east of the British Isles.

Adobe Photoshop CS6, Nik Color Efex 4 and Adobe Lightroom.

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

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/20, 2 seconds, ISO 50.

I got up early and bussed down to the Lake in Burlington, Ontario. I knew I wanted a slow shutter-speed photo but wasn't sure what to shoot. I just took a photo of how I saw that place at that moment.

This is the first landscape photo I've done. It does a great job of bringing me back to that moment, so I thought I'd submit it!

Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM.

Photo Settings: 33mm, f/7, 15 seconds, ISO 200.

The canyon was huge and impressive.

Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA.

Nikon D800E, Samyang 14mm F2.8 IF ED MC Aspherical.

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/9, 1/320 second, ISO 100.

Map: 38.3881, -109.8636

A pair of red-whiskered bulbuls enjoying the winter in Nanhaizi Park. Beijing, China.

Apple Preview.

Nikon D300, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR.

Photo Settings: 380mm, f/5, 1/40 second, ISO 200.

In 2011 I visited various gorgeous places in Iceland. This cave near Dyrholaey was one of them.

Here you can see a colored time-lapse version of the shot http://www.vimeo.com/julianvandieken/iceland

Adobe Lightroom & Adobe Photoshop.

One of my favorites from a great sunset evening at Cape Arago on the Oregon Coast, USA. This area has amazing geological formations, incredible sunsets, and dangerous seas. It is close to home so I go there often. A 3.2-second exposure for the water and a 0.6-second exposure for the sky with a 0.9 ND Hard grad filter.

Adobe Lightroom 5.3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 11, Lee 0.9 ND Hard Grad filter.

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

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/11, 3.2 seconds, ISO 50.

Taken in the Warehouse District in Hamburg, Germany. This perspective is well known and very popular for photographers, nevertheless, I do hope you enjoy this wallpaper anyway! Happy new Year!

Adobe Photoshop CC, Nik Color Efex Pro 4.

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

Photo Settings: 35mm, f/8, 30 seconds, ISO 100.

A short little side cliff hike accessible during low tide opens up to a large shelf with numerous tide pools. Sneaker waves can catch you as the tide comes in if your not careful.

Adobe Lightroom 5.3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 11, Lee 0.9 ND Hard Grad filter, Hoya ND16 filter.

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

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/8, 30 seconds, ISO 125.

A fishing bald eagle.

Canon EOS 1D C, Canon EF 500mm f/4.0L IS II USM.

Photo Settings: 700mm, f/5, 1/1600 second, ISO 400.