Sunrise off the coast of Texas.

Adobe Lightroom 5.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

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

Sunset at Fort Bragg, California.

My first successful HDR. The guy beside me had hundreds of dollars in filters. I hope his shots came out this nice!

Adobe Lightroom 5.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

This was taken at Yosemite National Park; Autumn had just rolled around, the leaves had just turned golden, and the sun was shining through the leaves. The great granite rocks loomed up behind the trees, pointing towards the sky uniformly. .

I took this on November 1st, 2014.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

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

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/16, 1/100 second, ISO 400.

Riomaggiore (Rimazùu in the local Ligurian language) is a village situated in a small valley in the Liguria region of Italy.

Adobe Photoshop.

Nikon D3200, Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16mm f/2.8 DX.

Photo Settings: 13mm, f/11, 20 seconds, ISO 100.

I took this photo near of our hotel at Coron-Corong Beach.

This is Bacuit Bay in El Nido, Palawan, Philippines.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM.

Photo Settings: 50mm, f/5, 1/125 second, ISO 100.

Map: 11.1597, 119.3978

Abstract rendering using Cinema 4D.

Cinema 4D, Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Lightroom 5.

This is one of my favorite spots to take photos in Seattle. I have a previous wallpaper titled Alki Beach Sunrise from 2013 that was taken from this same spot. This particular evening in July 2014 provided some of the best colors I've seen here.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/7, 2.5 seconds, ISO 50.

Mount Rundle is lit by the lights of Banff, Alberta against a starry background reflected in the calm waters of the Second Vermillion Lake. Taken in May 2016 on a late night excursion out into Banff National Park.

Adobe Lightroom CC.

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

Map: 51.1805, -115.6062

Taken this past weekend in the Marin Headlands, California. The natural lighting was nearly perfect for highlighting the awesome power of the ocean.

Nikon D7100.