Picture of the big apple right before vicious rain. Taken July 2018.

Adobe Lightroom 6, MeFOTO A1350, Fotodiox WonderPana ND 32 Filter.

Nikon D810, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/14, 10 seconds, ISO 64.

The planet where Anakin became Darth Vader. A fiery, inhospitable world.

Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Riomaggiore (Rimazùu in the local Ligurian language) is a village situated in a small valley in the Liguria region of Italy.

Adobe Photoshop.

Nikon D3200, Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16mm f/2.8 DX.

Photo Settings: 13mm, f/11, 20 seconds, ISO 100.

Planetary nebulae like the Helix are sculpted late in a Sun-like star's life by a torrential gush of gases escaping from the dying star. They have nothing to do with planet formation, but got their name because they look like planetary disks when viewed through a small telescope. With higher magnification, the classic "donut-hole" in the middle of a planetary nebula can be resolved. Based on the nebula's distance of 650 light-years, its angular size corresponds to a huge ring with a diameter of nearly 3 light-years. That's approximately three-quarters of the distance between our Sun and the nearest star.

The Helix Nebula is a popular target of amateur astronomers and can be seen with binoculars as a ghostly, greenish cloud in the constellation Aquarius. Larger amateur telescopes can resolve the ring-shaped nebula, but only the largest ground-based telescopes can resolve the radial streaks. After careful analysis, astronomers concluded the nebula really isn't a bubble, but is a cylinder that happens to be pointed toward Earth.

Credit: NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Nebula Team, M. Meixner (STScI), and T.A. Rector (NRAO).

I discovered this palm at the wonderful place called Punta Cana.

Adobe Photoshop.

Sony Alpha 7.

Photo Settings: 50mm, f/22, 2 seconds, ISO 100.

A frozen swamp on in Pudasjärvi, Finland. Boxing Day 2014.

Sirui M-3204X tripod and Sirui K-40X ballhead, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7.

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

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/16, 1/13 second, 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

The Auckland's Aquarium hosts plenty of colorful creatures. But these dozens of clown fishes diving into the deep blue light offer the most beautiful show for the eyes.

Darktable.

Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM.

Taken at the Natural Arch (Bridge) in Springbrook National Park, Queensland, Australia. A popular destination for many years it has changed since I've last been there (many years ago) with the addition of a tree that has fallen through the cave roof and, unfortunately, a viewing platform which restricts photo options. Nonetheless I'm pleased with how this came out but I feel it is most suited to a wider aspect crop.

Edited in Adobe Camera Raw.

Nikon D750, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo Settings: 15mm, f/11, 2 seconds, ISO 100.

A matte painting project made of different photos from all around the world. The main structures were created from the Dolomites in Switzerland.

Adobe Photoshop.