Manarola is a small town, a frazione of the comune of Riomaggiore, in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Italy. It is the second smallest of the famous Cinque Terre towns frequented by tourists and probably the most photographed. During this night there were probably 20 tripods next to mine, and everybody waited for the perfect shot...

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

Photo Settings: 24mm, f/5, 20 seconds, ISO 50.

Map: 44.1075, 9.7258

A motorway heading in the direction of Limassol city, Cyprus. The appearance of the Milky Way in the sky was totally unexpected as it couldn't be seen with the naked eye.

Manfrotto tripod. Adobe Photoshop CS6.

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

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/3, 30 seconds, ISO 800.

Taken in Hinterstein, Bavaria, Germany in a very clear night some time before the Moon got visible. I hope you like it!

Canon EOS 550D, Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX.

HDR Image made with 5 Exposures. Image was taken mid-October 2010, using a 5D II, 14mm f2.8L @ f14. Due to the high f, the 5 Exposures took me quite some time to make, but luckily there was hardly any wind or waves that day, so the large cruise ship stood still nicely! :)

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM @ f/14.

Sydney Harbour Bridge, taken from the north side bay overlooking the skyline of Sydney, Australia. The sky has been replaced with an original Australian starry sky that was taken near Ayers Rock.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED shot at f/6.3. Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Taken from Honegg, a little string of mountains near lake Lucern, Switzerland.

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

A beautiful July night in Banff National Park in Alberta Canada. This shot is taken from Lake Minnewanka facing north to capture the Aurora Borealis.

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

Map: 51.2392, -115.4910

I shot this last summer in Bremanger during my trip to Norway. The location is fairly close to the beach where I shot my other photo "Light Blue Night". This is a bit further out to sea, closer to the edge of the mountain to the right.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM.

Photo Settings: 24mm, f/9, 30 seconds, ISO 100.

This photo was taken from Manhattan Bridge, probably the shakiest bridge after an Indiana Jones rope bridge. Every thirty seconds there is at least one train roaring past you on one of the four tracks. That makes it pretty difficult to hold the camera steady, so timing is everything.

Adobe Photoshop CS6, Camera RAW 8.

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

Photo Settings: 22mm, f/4, 1.3 seconds.

Map: 40.7088, -73.9917

These are the stars over Acadia National Park in Maine. This photo was taken on March 6, 2012. I took 30 second exposures at f/4 and ISO 200 for about 3 hours, then I merged them together using a program called Startrails.

Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, Canon wired remote.