The HSBC Celebration of Light is an annual pyro-musical fireworks competition that takes place over Vancouver's English Bay. This was the Canada Night 2009 competition. Approximately 1.4 million people attend the event over four days! =)

HDR image of New York's 9th Avenue.

Taken as the Sun was setting on a very clear night.

Canon EOS 450D, Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM.

A shot of my eye.

Ever wonder why they're blue? Deception, really. Glacial ice goes through hundreds and thousands of years of freezing and compression. This compression causes air to remove itself from the ice. Air bubbles create a scattering effect when light passes through it. When the ice is devoid of these air bubbles, light may pass through undisturbed, and as light passes, all the colors of the spectrum, save blue, are effectively absorbed. This creates the illusion that the ice is blue. Another "cool" thing is that this ice melts six times slower than that of freezer box ice. Now, throw that in your rum and coke...

Adobe Lightroom, CP.

Nikon D7000, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G.

Photo Settings: 50mm, f/2, 1/1250 second, ISO 100.

This image was taken at the beach of Surfer's Paradise, Australia. The Moon was exceptionally big, which made this sunset even more beautiful.

HDR, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Nikon D7000, Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM.

Photo Settings: 15mm, f/5, 1/8 second, ISO 100.

A beautiful sunset at the Grand Canyon, seen from the Desert View Watchtower.

SNS HDR & Adobe Lightroom 5.

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

Map: 36.0546, -111.8251

Credit: NASA,ESA, M. Robberto (Space Telescope Science Institute/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team

Although "Six Feet Under" has never been one of my favorite shows on TV, I always liked the simplicity of its cover art image. Enjoy!

Nikon D700, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, Created in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Mount Rainier is the most dangerous volcano. Situated near Seattle, Washington, USA.

Adobe Lightroom 5.2.

Nikon D7000, Tamron SP AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF).

Photo Settings: 19mm, f/9, 1/125 second, ISO 100.

Map: 46.7686, -121.7303