Water, its the stuff of life.

The ice terrain was rendered with subsurface scattering, processor intensive but well worth it. With global radiosity for added realism. The planets maps were done in Photoshop and rendered within the same scene in Max. The shaded lower half of the planet is actually picking up light from the terrain because of where it was placed in the scene.

Cray CX1, Adobe Photoshop CS, Autodesk 3DsMax.

Taken on a night with a full moon at Lake Wakatipu, near Queenstown, New Zealand. The view was crystal clear and very bright. So I went for a 30-second long exposure, ISO 400 at f/2.8. Made it almost look like daylight...

Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/2, 30 seconds, ISO 400.

Map: -44.8673, 168.3918

The beach at Bandon, Oregon, USA. Taken the same evening as my "Face Rock" picture and another similar shot. The sunset did not materialize as I had hoped so I looked behind me at the coloring of the clouds and the tidepools. I love this picture.

Adobe Lightroom 5.2, LEE 0.9 ND Hard Grad, Manfrotto tripod.

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

Photo Settings: 33mm, f/16, 4 seconds, ISO 50.

Taken from almost the same place as "Amazing Mirror Sunset" about an hour later.

I hope you like it!

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

Photo Settings: 11mm, f/5, 30 seconds, ISO 100.

Lighthouse at Gregory Point in Charleston Oregon with evening light basking the cliffs.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III.

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

The Milky Way seen from Boundary Bay.

Delta, British Columbia, Canada.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC HSM.

Photo Settings: 30mm, f/2, 15 seconds, ISO 640.

Sunrise at the Bachalpsee in Switzerland.

Adobe Lightroom.

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

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/8, 1/20 second, ISO 100.

Taken at the Museum of Islamic Art park in Doha, Qatar. The skyline of Doha is literally growing out of the sand, faster and bigger every year. It is a fascinating place of anyone who is interested in experiencing a mix of traditional and modern culture.

Adobe Photoshop CS6.

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

Photo Settings: 29mm, f/8, 13 seconds, ISO 50.

A sunset in Porto in October 2012.

I took this from the Ponte Dom Luis I bridge. The bells of Porto's many historic churches ringing and the seagulls singing make the sunsets at this old part of the city absolutely enchanting.

Samsung NX10.

Photo Settings: 18mm, f/7, 30 seconds, ISO 100.

If someone blindfolded me and took me here I would have never guessed I was in Norway. Some beaches here on Norway's coast look more like Hawaii or Thailand. Crystal clear waters and clean white sand make it look like a dream. Taken on Grotlesanden, Norway.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, Adobe Photoshop CS5.