Sunset from Lake Tuz in Turkey.

Pentax K-30, Samyang 14mm F2.8 IF ED MC Aspherical.

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/5, 1/20 second, ISO 100.

Map: 38.7627, 33.3486

Pole Position at dusk on the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). Summer 2014.

Samsung NX30. Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

, Samsung NX 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 ED OIS.

Photo Settings: 90mm, f/16, 30 seconds, ISO 100.

If you need one good reason to be up at the crack of dawn, here it is.

Adobe Photoshop 6.

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

Photo Settings: 33mm, f/6, 1/60 second, ISO 100.

Sunset was captured somewhere on US Hwy 89 during our trip to Panguitch, Utah.

Adobe Lightroom 5.2.

Canon EOS 100D.

Photo Settings: 70mm, f/8, 1/200 second, ISO 100.

Wood shingles on my family's barn in southern New Hampshire, USA. A nice pattern for your desktop.

In-camera processing only.

Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G.

Photo Settings: 50mm, f/4, 1/160 second, ISO 200.

Let your imagination drift into the cosmic void and find solace there... Serenity is waiting.

Created in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Although there is certainly a poetry to the world when it's alive and full of people, there is simply nothing that can possibly compare to that same world when no one else is around. It is stripped of the extraneous energy and second hand emotion that occurs when you're lost in a crowd (even if that crowd is small). You're seeing it raw… bare. It's an otherworldly experience to say the least.

Now add sunrise to the mix. That's the time when the earth itself wakes up. Shades of understated grey give way to hues of lilac, violet, and lemon that simply don't exist later in the day. It is the visual equivalent of listening to an orchestra tuning up just before the performance of a lifetime.

This shot features a private boathouse along the main river of Perth. (If you've visited the area, you may know it well!)

At sunrise on this crisp winter morning, it appeared wise… knowing. A loan witness to this beautiful world at this extraordinary time of day, there at the end of that simple, weathered pier.

Camera: GX617; Film: Velvia 50 Slide; Scan: Heidelberg Tango; Post-processing: None.

Windsor Ontario, Canada.

From the top of Cloud's Rest, looking towards Half Dome in the morning. August, 2010. The dual-monitor version is highly recommended. You can purchase this photograph and my other work from my website:

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Canon EOS 5D, SMC Takumar 50mm f/1.4.

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.