The Sun suddenly decided it was time again to throw some decent flares at us after a 2 year long pause. So many nights wasted on aurora-hunting up until this glorious night of spellbinding display of light! Picture was taken very close to my home in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L.

Done in Photoshop CS3. Inspired by "The Rise of a Planet" from DeviantArt.

The composition of the cosmos. Created entirely in Photoshop CS4. Enjoy!

I used a public domain NASA image of the Horsehead nebula, removed the noise and errors and optimized the color range and saturation.

You can find the unedited original here: http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0661.html

Minimum credit line: T.A.Rector (NOAO/AURA/NSF) and Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA)

Maligne Lake is a lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 22.5 km (14 mi) long and 97 m (318 ft) at its deepest point. The name Maligne is French for "wicked" and was used by Father Pierre-Jean De Smet (1801-1873) to describe the treacherous river that flows from the lake. The name soon spread to the lake, canyon, pass, mountain and range.

Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm, Photoshop CS4.

52°40'11"N, 117°32'34"W

I used a public domain NASA image of the Orion nebula, removed the noise and optimized the color range and saturation.

You can find the unedited original here:
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0349.html

Minimum credit line: T.A.Rector (NOAO/AURA/NSF) and Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA/NASA)

I took this photo during a full Moon night at the Huvafen Fushi Resort, North Malé atoll, Kaafu, Maldives. It was so bright that you could have easily read a newspaper that night!

I got rid of some human elements on the beach via Photoshop. Other than that, there has been no alteration. The original can be seen here.

Nikon D700, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED at ƒ/2.8, 30 second exposure.

4°22'19.51"N, 73°22'17.42"E

I wish we could see the Milky Way that way with our bare eyes, every night!

Nikon D700, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED shot at f/3.2, ISO 800, 30sec. Composed and edited in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

This image is 100% Photoshop. It took about 6 hours to create. When i was making the planet on the left i was just about done when i kicked out the power plug without saving the image. I had to redo it and the quality isn't as good as the original. That was frustrating. Anyway hope you like ;)

After my little misinterpretation of Zermatt's traffic regulations (no cars allowed - $700 fine if you get caught), I ended up having to hike for 2.5 hours, 4 miles and about 1,000 meters in altitude with roughly 15kg on my back. Finally, I arrived at Stellisee, a small lake with a fantastic panorama of the Swiss Matterhorn. After I finished shooting, I hiked back the super dark trail, well prepared like any other mountain guide, with my new iPhone flashlight app! Photo comes straight out of the camera, so no further alterations.

Nikon D700, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens, 15 second long exposure, ISO 320, ƒ/3.2

46°00'49.09"N, 7°48'07.11" E