This is a photo shot in March on my way to Liechtenstein with my moldy 18-105; it is some anonymous mountain near the tri-border area of Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein. BTW, Switzerland is such a wonderland and I am determined to come back here in the future.

Adobe Photoshop CC.

Nikon D7000, Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR.

Photo Settings: 45mm, f/7, 1/500 second, ISO 160.

While having dinner on a boat, sitting in the middle of the Caribbean waters, I took this image.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM lens.

Location: 21.657747, -81.241837

A magnificent autumn sunset slowly evolves in different hues as we are awaiting boarding flight Air Canada 844 from Calgary to Frankfurt. You can see Calgary downtown in the background behind our Boeing 767. This photo is made of 3 exposures tone-mapped in Photomatix Pro 4.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM. Developed in Adobe Lightroom 3 with tone-mapping in Photomatix Pro 4 and sharpening in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Location: 51.13089, -114.00811

Downtown Vancouver, as seen from Stanley Park. May 2014.

Samsung NX10, Samsung NX 12-24mm F4-5.6 ED.

Photo Settings: 12mm, f/10, 30 seconds, ISO 100.

My first attempt to fake tilt shift image processing in GIMP. I used one of my old Tatra Mountains photos.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM.

View of the coast from Durdle Door cove on the south coast of England. I liked how the cliffs fade into the horizon as waves from this angle.

Adobe Lightroom 4, Adobe Photoshop, Nik Color Efex Pro, Nik Sharpener Pro.

Nikon D90, Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR.

Map: 50.6212, -2.2765

First light on a warm summer's day at Leithfield Beach, New Zealand. Sometimes it is worth getting up early.

Nikon D7000, Tokina AT-X 12-28mm f/4 Pro DX.

Photo Settings: 12mm, f/8, 1/3 second, ISO 100.

One of the coolest places I have ever been. A tree farm in eastern Oregon.

Adobe Lightroom 5, Adobe Photoshop CC.

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

It is said that Tolkien travelled through the landscape of Switzerland to the Lauterbrunnen Valley, a deep valley that many people now believe was the direct inspiration for the valley of Rivendell, a place instrumental to events both in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.

The name Rivendell itself means "Deeply Cloven Valley" and the Lauterbrunnen, with its steep sides and many waterfalls (72 to be exact), certainly fits this description, with the mountains of the Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau lying beyond.

Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom, Color Efex, Turkey Bacon Avocado Sandwich.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED.

Map: 46.6000, 7.9089

Seeing the first light of a wonderful day reflected in a heart-shaped pond makes for a pretty good start. The picture was taken at Milford Sound, Fjordlands, New Zealand, on a chilly autumn morning. For a place that gets roughly 360 rainy days a year, I turned out to be pretty lucky!

Lumix DMC G1, Lumix G Vario 14-45 mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega OIS.