International Finance Centre of Hong Kong, where the Dark Knight made a stunning descent, defying villains in the new Batman movie.

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.

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

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.

Taken from the peak of Uetliberg, a Swiss mountain plateau next to Zurich, using a Vixen Polarie, a device that helps to even out the rotation of the Earth. Exposure time was about 90 seconds at ISO 50.

Adobe Photoshop CS6, Camera RAW 7.

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

Photo Settings: 15mm, f/2, 84 seconds, ISO 50.

Map: 47.3495, 8.4913

A cloudy morning on Auckland's Tamaki Drive, with a view of Rangitoto Island.

Panorama stitched together from two 10mm fisheye shots, showing the magnificent New York skyline.

Nikon D300, Sigma 10mm fisheye, ƒ/3.5, ISO 100, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

40.706344° N, 73.997439° W

Taken at Cap Sani in Greece during the Summer of 2009. 8-second exposure with tripod. Sorry for the unstable quality in this picture.

Canon EOS 50D, Canon EF-S 18-200, Adobe Lightroom 2.

In the forest, near the Grotte de Choranche in France. A great place to visit!

Canon EOS Rebel XSi, 18-55mm kit lens, Adobe Lightroom.

Testing the Hitech full ND 1.2 (4 stops), ideal to give long exposures like this one (89s).

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/21 ZE, ND filters.