Stars above a little village near Messina in Sicily, Italy.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM.

Photo Settings: 50mm, f/4, 8 seconds, ISO 3200.

A friend of mine recommended I check out Hug Point on the Oregon Coast. I didn't make it in time to hike to the most popular spot so I made the most out of the beach near the parking area for sunset. I ended up getting some great shots!

Adobe Lightroom CC.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 24-70mm f2.8L II USM.

If you were staying in Okaukuejo, Namibia you would have the same view. Except that most of the year it is so dry that animals come to the water hole to drink. Here, it's the end of the rainy season and is as lush as it gets. That day no animals could be bothered to walk all the way to this oasis, however, the sky was putting on a show of its own for us.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM. Adjustments in Adobe Lightroom 3.

19°10'49.98"S, 15°54'57.70"E

My favorite place to take photographs in the last twelve months or so. A perfect sun-down mixed with a stunning view and a salty breeze from the sea.

Pol, 1.2 GND and ND64 ND Filter.

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

Photo Settings: 26mm, f/18, 2 seconds, ISO 100.

Map: 43.4730, -3.9221

NASA and ESA are celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope's silver anniversary of 25 years in space by unveiling some of nature's own fireworks — a giant cluster of about 3,000 stars called Westerlund 2. The cluster resides inside a vibrant stellar breeding ground known as Gum 29, located 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Carina. The comparatively young, 2-million-year-old star cluster contains some of our galaxy's hottest, brightest, and most massive stars. The largest stars are unleashing a torrent of ultraviolet light and hurricane-force winds that etch away the enveloping hydrogen gas cloud. This creates a fantasy celestial landscape of pillars, ridges, and valleys.

Press release: hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2015/12/full/

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.

30+mph winds at the North Shore of Lake Superior. Taken at Gooseberry Falls State Park.

Nikon D300s, Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX AF 11-16mm f/2.8, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Dead Vlei is a white clay pan located near the more famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia. It is surrounded by the highest dunes in the world. this photo was taken at around 8:45AM and the temperature was already unbearable. Enjoy.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM, adjustments in Adobe Lightroom 3, stitching and other adjustments in Adobe Photoshop.

24°45'37.98"S, 15°17'36.71"E

Taken on a trip last year to the Oregon coast. The multi-monitor image is the superior image.

Canon EOS 50D, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM.

My girlfriend got me a shiny new lens for my birthday and it arrived today! Just messing around with some wind up toys and liked this one.

Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, Adobe Photoshop CS4.