The photo shows the view towards the southeast from a little Greek island called Nisos Gramvousa, which is located along the very northwest coast of Crete.

We came there by ship and spent a couple of hours exploring the ancient castle on top of the hilly island. To cool down we enjoyed a quick swim in the crystal clear waters.

The photo was taken on July 1, 2012 during my holiday on Crete. It is actually a panorama stiched together from four individual photos.

ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA.
Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit

This wide-field view of the Orion Nebula (Messier 42), lying about 1350 light-years from Earth, was taken with the VISTA infrared survey telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile. The new telescope's huge field of view allows the whole nebula and its surroundings to be imaged in a single picture and its infrared vision also means that it can peer deep into the normally hidden dusty regions and reveal the curious antics of the very active young stars buried there. This image was created from images taken through Z, J and Ks filters in the near-infrared part of the spectrum. The exposure times were ten minutes per filter. The image covers a region of sky about one degree by 1.5 degrees.

Full press release: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1006/

Original image: http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1006a/

Taken just outside my house in North Port, Florida.

Tripod, Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM.

Photo Settings: 100mm, f/3, 1/250 second, ISO 400.

This photo was taken at the Denali National Park in central Alaska.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel. Edited with the Adobe Photoshop CS5.

While at my family reunion at Priest Lake in Idaho, I found myself hangin' out under the afternoon sun. After having my eyes closed for a bit while listening to some awesome reflective instrumental music, I opened them to find this lone cloud floating effortlessly in an ocean of blue. Couldn't help but smile and admire the scene. Thank goodness I had my camera right next to me!

Canon EOS Rebel T2i w/kit lens, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

I arrived shortly before sunrise to avoid the crowds of tourists that are usually found here. I used my wide angle lens to fit the entire circle into the shot, I under exposed by a stop to avoid blowing out the brightest parts of the sky.

Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop.

Nikon D610, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/8, 1/200 second, ISO 400.

Map: 54.6028, -3.0986

View of the Pioneer Dam from Mopani Rest Camp in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.

Canon EOS 350D, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, Apple Aperture.

Location: -23.5228, 31.395852

Taken during a desert safari tour in Dubai.

We stopped briefly because the car behind us disappeared, turns out someone had a weak stomach or too much to eat before the wild ride through the bumpy desert :)

Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16mm f/2.8 DX.

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/11, 1/125 second, ISO 100.

Shot from the mountain "Imberger Horn" above Bad Hindelang in Bavaria, Germany.

After hiking up in the dark for about two hours I got the gift of this perfect view.

Also check out the panorama I took an hour before this shot.

I hope you like it! :)

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16mm f/2.8 DX.

Photo Settings: 11mm, f/5, ISO 400.

Sunset shot from a cliff above Menton on the French Riviera. Menton Garavan with its port in the foreground, the old town of Menton with the smaller port in the center leading to Roquebrune Cap Martin, and part of the Principality of Monaco appearing just behind. Enjoy!

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM shot at f/14.