Fonds d’écran Sky (654)

This is a shot from a morning excursion to the beach. This 17-minute shot was taken at 4:50am before the sunrise in almost complete darkness. I brought a beach chair and relaxed while this picture was taken.

Nikon D90, Nikon D90 with Sigma 10-20mm.

This is an HDR photo made of 3 exposures from the lighthouse at Seals Rock in the morning at sunrise. This lighthouse has the oldest, still working light unit in the world. The view was very spectacular and dramatic and by combining this into a HDR photo I tried to carryover a small piece of the feeling I had when I took this photo.

Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 450D.

Alien body found at Maori Bay, Muriwai, New Zealand.

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

A classic shot of the gannet colony at Auckland's Muriwai beach. About 1,200 pairs of gannets nest here from August to March each year. Each pair lays one egg and the parents take turns on the nest. A few weeks after hatching, the chicks begin to exercise their wings in preparation for the one-shot jump off the cliff. Once airborne, the young gannets leave the colony and cross the Tasman Sea to Australia. A few years later, surviving birds return to secure a nest site at the colony.

Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 40D.

The Very Large Array is a space observatory that converts electric signals from space into images, but doesn't really "listen" to space like the movie Contact makes us believe. It is an impressive site to visit! I thought a duotone was appropriate here as the sky was overcast with a haze.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

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

I stayed out during the evening meal time to get a great sunset in Tuscany. Several other drivers pulled off the autostrada on the right. I got here early, and waited on the color and the clouds to develop. I sat in a wheat field for what seemed like forever before I got the perfect shot.

Adobe Photoshop, Photomatix.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 28mm 2.8.

On Navajo land, this is one of the many monuments that you can see when visiting the park. Since I was a kid I have always wanted to visit because I grew up with John Wayne. But more recently after I purchased my Sony PS3 and played the intro of Motorstorm on my plasma screen. But nothing beats the real thing!

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

I took this back in November 2008 and it's still one of my favorite shots. This is a sunset at Auckland's Muriwai beach, a beautiful but rugged beach and a popular spot for local photographers.

Adobe Photoshop.

Canon 40D.

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.

Adobe Photoshop.

Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm.

The Otuataua Stonefields are a reminder of Auckland's volcanic past, full of stones flung out in successive volcanic eruptions. I was lucky enough to experience a beautiful sunrise there and captured this shot just before leaving. (And yes, these were the actual colours).

Adobe Photoshop.

Canon EOS 40D.