It was a rainy, cool day in Northern California. I wanted to capture the mood of the forest.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop CC.

Nikon D600, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G.

Beautiful sunset near Seceda, Italy.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

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

It is said that Tolkien travelled through the landscape of Switzerland to the Lauterbrunnen Valley, a deep valley that many people now believe was the direct inspiration for the valley of Rivendell, a place instrumental to events both in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

The name Rivendell itself means "Deeply Cloven Valley" and the Lauterbrunnen, with its steep sides and many waterfalls (72 to be exact), certainly fits this description, with the mountains of the Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau lying beyond.

Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom, Color Efex, Turkey Bacon Avocado Sandwich.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED.

Map: 46.6000, 7.9089

Enoshima is a small island off the Shonan coast of Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture. It’s known for the Enoshima Shrine, with statues honoring Benzaiten, the Buddhist goddess.

Apple Aperture, Color Efex Pro.

Nikon D7000.

Photo Settings: 19mm, f/8, ISO 100.

Red and green aurora, Milky Way, and a passing meteor in a single composition. Taken Memorial Day weekend at Glacier National Park before Going To The Sun Road was even open. We drove the long way around in the middle of the night from Apgar to the east St. Mary entrance just to catch the Milky Way on St. Mary Lake. We were incredibly fortunate that evening.

Lightroom 6.10, Slik Mini II, Vello ShutterBoss II.

Canon EOS 6D, Samyang 14mm F2.8 IF ED MC Aspherical.

Photo Settings: 30 seconds, ISO 800.

Map: 48.6889, -113.5272

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.

Shot at sunset from the roof of a Nido Tower in London. A breathtaking view. It was a bit of a mission, seen as heights are not my comfort zone, to balance a camera over a glass barrier, whilst looking down at the view below, was a little nerve wracking but definitely worth it. Due to lack of a tripod I had to go higher with ISO but the end result was not bad at all.

Circular polariser filter, Adobe Lightroom CC.

Sony Alpha 7R.

Photo Settings: 35mm, f/5, 1/2 second, ISO 100.

Map: 51.5175, -0.0770

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 sunset shot from the small and beautiful village of Ris in the French Hautes-Pyrénées. I stayed there for a week, witnessing beauty of all sorts. Shot on Fujifilm X-T2.

Adobe Lightroom.

, Fujifilm XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 R LM OIS.

Photo Settings: 18mm, f/3, 1/60 second, ISO 500.

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.