Over a Thanksgiving holiday I was spending some solitary time at the rapids. The hike was full of colourful leaves and this bright red maple tree caught my attention.

This shot is a composite of an exposure lasting several minutes using my Lee Big Stopper to blur the water, and another series of photos combined using HDR to freeze the leaves.

Lee Big Stopper, Photoshop 6, Photomatix.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

Photo Settings: 21mm, f/11, ISO 100.

Early morning light on the Kootenay River after the first snowfall of the year. A very peaceful place in British Columbia.

Processed with Adobe Lightroom 4.0

Canon EOS 40D, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II.

Photo Settings: 50mm, f/7, 1/80 second, ISO 1600.

As I was driving through Stouffville, Ontario, I spotted a big maple tree with bright yellow/orange leaves and had to stop and capture it. I waited for the leaves to fall in order to convey movement in the photo.

Photomatix and Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III.

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/11, 1/50 second, ISO 100.

Yosemite National Park, California.

Tunnel View. Winter 2013.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

Nikon D7000, Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16mm f/2.8 DX.

Photo Settings: 35mm, f/13, 1/250 second, ISO 100.

This image was taken during a youth camping trip. Some of us left early in the morning just to take a couple of shots.

Brendan T. Byrne State Forest.

Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Canon EOS Rebel T2i, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II.

Photo Settings: 49mm, f/5, 1/400 second, ISO 400.

I walked to the beach to take pictures of sunset, when I saw a light behind the trees on a cliff...

HDR from one RAW file.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM.

Taken on the way to Tamanawas Falls, on the east side of Mt. Hood in Oregon. Tamanawas Falls was rather stunning!

Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

Photo Settings: 17mm, f/11, 1.3 seconds, ISO 100.

Map: 45.4010, -121.5892

I relaxed this weekend with family and friends at Hamaker Campground located on the upper Rogue River in Southern Oregon. I snapped a few pics and really liked how this one turned out.

Taken in the evening around 5:15pm while shooting video for:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnE0GG2VCIw

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

Photo Settings: 16mm, f/4, 1/100 second, ISO 800.

Map: 43.0564, -122.3280

Yosemite National Park, California. Winter 2013.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

Nikon D7000, Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16mm f/2.8 DX.

Photo Settings: 11mm, f/8, 1/10 second, ISO 160.

Coastal redwood forests always make me feel like I've walked into a completely different landscape. This photograph was taken in Northern California's Muir Woods; the atmosphere there is completely different from that of San Francisco, just a few miles away.

Natural light and Adobe Lightroom.

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

Map: 37.8920, 122.5709