Finally the Sun came out and so I took a walk through the Black Forest in Germany. The light was perfect for such a shot.

Sony Alpha A700 with Tamron 70-200/2.8 @ 70mm, raw processed in Adobe Lightroom.

The highlight of 2012 for me was this amazing trip I did with my Dad. Such good memories and lots of photographs. This one has a classic postcard feel to it, yet it was right in front of my eyes! I didn't shoot any raw pictures since I feared I would need all my memory for the trip, yet the quality of this one is good so I have to share it.

Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM.

Photo Settings: 70mm, f/5, 1/1000 second, ISO 400.

I created this composition in Photoshop CS5. I'm out of mountain photographs, so I'll have to take some new ones when I move to Switzerland in August. Swiss Alps night sky HDR, here I come!

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

Shot it at Gorai Beach, Mumbai. Had to sprint 500 meters across the beach with my camera bag and tripod to get the perfect waves and light at the back.

Nikon D700, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR, Lee 0.6 Hard Grad. Shot at 18mm, f/22, 1/2 second, ISO 100.

This picture was taken from the edge of Lake Michigan near the Shedd Aquarium, S. Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois. The exposure was at f/1.4 for 45 seconds at ISO 100 to avoid noise. Thanks for your votes.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM.

Lat: 41.8675479 / Lon: -87.6150045

Taken during a moonless night at Ayers Rock, Australia.

Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Camera RAW 8.

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

Photo Settings: 82mm, f/6, 1/160 second, ISO 50.

Map: -25.3450, 131.0361

The storms on Maui are awesome. They come and they go, constantly, always with a great view.

Adobe Lightroom 5.

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

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/14, 1/13 second, ISO 100.

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.

This shot was taken from the top of the Rockefeller Center shortly after sunset. The view encompasses the south side of Central Park, along with a deep blue sky.

Adobe Lightroom 4.0

Canon EOS Rebel T1i, Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM.

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/14, 10 seconds, ISO 100.

One evening looking out towards Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake.

Canon Rebel T2i, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM.