This is one of my favorite spots to take photos in Seattle. I have a previous wallpaper titled Alki Beach Sunrise from 2013 that was taken from this same spot. This particular evening in July 2014 provided some of the best colors I've seen here.

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

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/7, 2.5 seconds, ISO 50.

The storms on Maui are awesome. They come and they go, constantly, always with a great view.

Adobe Lightroom 5.

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

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/14, 1/13 second, ISO 100.

Catching the last rays of sun above Storebælt - strait running between the two largest islands in Denmark.

The suspension bridge (The Great Belt Bridge), which has one of the longest mainspans in the world, meets a massive offshore wind farm and a huge container ship right in the line of fire, yet all these man-made constructions come out tiny in comparison with the greatness of nature.

Adobe Lightroom 5.5.

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

Map: 55.3512, 11.0940

Taken at Curl Curl Beach, Australia

Adobe Lightroom 5.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III.

Photo Settings: 27mm, f/10, 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.

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.

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.

NASA and ESA are celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope's silver anniversary of 25 years in space by unveiling some of nature's own fireworks — a giant cluster of about 3,000 stars called Westerlund 2. The cluster resides inside a vibrant stellar breeding ground known as Gum 29, located 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Carina. The comparatively young, 2-million-year-old star cluster contains some of our galaxy's hottest, brightest, and most massive stars. The largest stars are unleashing a torrent of ultraviolet light and hurricane-force winds that etch away the enveloping hydrogen gas cloud. This creates a fantasy celestial landscape of pillars, ridges, and valleys.

Press release: hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2015/12/full/

Bare Island is a small island in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 16 km south east of the Sydney central business district, close to the northern headland of Botany Bay.

Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.

Nikon D810, Nikon AF NIKKOR 20mm f/2.8D.

Photo Settings: 20mm, f/16, 238 seconds, ISO 100.

New cam, new lens, new work!

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.