Seen from the hill of Urca, known as Pão de Açúcar.

Adobe Lightroom.

Nikon D90, Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM | C.

Photo Settings: 48mm, f/6, 1/200 second, ISO 200.

Map: -22.9499, -43.1552

Catching the last rays of sun above Storebælt - strait running between the two largest islands in Denmark.

The suspension bridge (The Great Belt Bridge), which has one of the longest mainspans in the world, meets a massive offshore wind farm and a huge container ship right in the line of fire, yet all these man-made constructions come out tiny in comparison with the greatness of nature.

Adobe Lightroom 5.5.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM.

Map: 55.3512, 11.0940

Coastline of Senya Norway.

Adobe Camera Raw.

Nikon D800, Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM.

Photo Settings: 35mm, f/11, 1/200 second, ISO 100.

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/

On a cool May evening, the Moon rose over the Yosemite valley. With a 6-second exposure at ISO 100, the bright moon illuminated the valley. Taken from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park.

Photoshop for RAW processing.

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

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/2, 6 seconds, ISO 100.

Map: 37.7307, -119.5736

Cloudy morning at Flakstad Beach, Lofoten Islands, Norway.

Sirui M-3204X tripod and Sirui K-40X ballhead, polarizing and ND64 filters, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II.

Photo Settings: 24mm, f/11, 1.6 seconds, ISO 400.

I took a trip down south to Monterey to go whale watching, after that I decided to take a little trip up California State Road 1. This is Big Sur California.

Adobe Lightroom Adobe Photoshop CC.

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

A nice sunset at Cape Arago on the Oregon Coast on the evening of February 2nd, 2014.

I had to dodge a few incoming waves at this mid-tide time. My wife stands watch to yell at me when a big incoming one makes me grab the tripod and run. Finally captured the reflections I wanted.

Adobe Lightroom 5.3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 11, Lee 0.9 ND Hard Grad filter.

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

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/11, 2 seconds, ISO 50.

The locally famous "Face Rock" in Bandon, Oregon, USA. Lots of photographers flock to this small coastal town these days. You see ads for tours to Bandon in magazines such as Outdoor Photographer. This small town has changed much from the 1980s when I went to high school there.

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: 27mm, f/16, 1/8 second, ISO 200.

Map: 43.1068, -124.4368

On Wednesday I spent 14 hours and drove around 700 miles chasing storms through Kansas and Oklahoma. The "cap" prevented many of the storms from producing much, but we ended the night with a breathtaking sunset that lasted over an hour! What a sight! This is a photo I took near Enid, Oklahoma while we were enjoying the show.

Adobe Lightroom CC, Adobe Photoshop CC.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

Photo Settings: 11mm, f/4, 1/50 second, ISO 100.