by Alessandro Zocchi

Among the moss on a fallen tree a bright, yellow mushroom was showing itself. I used it as a background to highlight this moss capsule holding a dew drop.

Equipment: Nikon D300, Tamron 200 mm Macro, Tripod

Alessandro Zocchi

Ph.D. in Natural Sciences, Main job as Research Scientist. Photographer, specialized in nature macrophotography.

by Tony Kuyper

Badlands are usually Chinle formation which dates from 200 million years ago. These sediments are the silt deposits from flowing streams and rivers. The colors likely come from chemicals that filtered through the layer long after it was buried by additional sediments. The colors in this particular place are quite dramatic. The stones in the middle ground are petrified wood.

Equipment: Canon 5D, Tamron 28-200

Tony Kuyper

Tony Kuyper is a photographer working on the Colorado Plateau in the southwestern United States. He photographs mostly the sandstone and other colorful features where he lives.

by Gerard Smith

Painted Hills at John Day monument in Oregon, had the place to myself this weekend.

Equipment: Canon 5d MkII

Gerard Smith

I am an alpine climber, trail runner and road cyclist. I love to photograph the wild places of the world and give a glimpse of time passing.

by Sandra Bartocha

Winter in Germany is relatively seldom … so I went to the Spooky Forest to capture winter scenes. Unfortunatly it began to snow only when it was already quite dark – so I used a flash in order to make it visible.

Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikon 2.8/24-70mm

Sandra Bartocha

Sandra Bartocha is a German nature photographer. Her main goal is to create images that interpret a scene in an artistic and aesthetic way to evoke emotions – rather than just documenting a scene.

by Seung Kye Lee

Wind and fleeting morning light at the base of Rondvasshogdi Mountain, Rondane Nasjonalpark, Norway.
There is no sky in this photograph and what might be interpreted as sky in the background is actually the base of Rondvasshogdi Mountain partly obscured by morning fog.

Seung Kye Lee

by Jim Cox

Beautiful fern patterns form on the windows when the outside temperature dips below -25C.

Equipment: Panasonic G1

Jim Cox

I am a hobby photographer from Western Canada.

by Tad Bowman

This picture depicts an abstract view of Cascade Creek in the San Juan mountains of Colorado. The colors of the rock were brilliant. The black cracks in the rock along with the orange colors reminded me of tiger stripes.

Equipment: Canon EOS 1dsMII, 24-70 lens, and tripod

Tad Bowman

by John and Tina Reid

An abstract image of a Emperor moth wing.

John and Tina Reid

by Ian Plant

Autumn color reflected in the Ausable River of Adirondack State Park. This image was made on a sunny day, before the sun was high enough to cast light on the river. Areas of the scene in shadow, such as the rocks, are lit only by reflected light from the blue sky above.

Ian Plant

by Tien-Chien Chen

While the brilliant fall has passed too soon, a stroll in the early winter forest reveals as much fun.

Equipment: Canon 5D Mark II

Tien-Chien Chen

Photographer based in Colorado.