CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA. (July 2010). Morning glory. Picture available for sale as prints and stock. Original photo properties: Olympus E-620 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm lens at 9mm (18mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, image stabilization on, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/100s f8, ISO 100, 4023 x 3017 pixels (after crop), RAW.

FIRENZE (FLORENCE), ITALY. (June 2008). Tuscan cloudscape over, and on, the muddy Arno. Picture available for sale as prints and stock. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 14mm (28mm, 35mm equivalent), handheld, single autofocus, manual exposure, matrix metering, 1/400s f8, ISO 100, 3648 x 2736 pixels, RAW.

NAMBUNG NATIONAL PARK, AUSTRALIA. (June 2000). Truth be told, eight years ago, I didn't like to take pictures very much. In fact, I went all the way to Australia without a camera. However, after considerable peer pressure (thanks Robyn, Cathrin), I buckled and bought the cheapest focus-free Kodak I could find. In spite of my feelings about photography at the time, I was sure glad I had the little Kodak with me when I visited the Pinnacles Desert at Nambung National Park in Western Australia. Original photo properties: Kodak Advantix F300 APS camera, built-in 33mm Ektanar lens (50mm, 35mm equivalent), 1/100s f6.6 (fixed shutter and aperture), Kodak Advantix APS ISO 100 film.

BERGEN, NORWAY. (October 2007). The underappreciated west side of Bergen's Vågen (main harbour) after sundown. Picture available for sale as prints, stock, cards and wall art. Original photo properties: Olympus E-410 dSLR, Zuiko Digital ED 14-42mm lens at 14mm (28mm, 35mm equivalent), Manfrotto Tundra NGTT1 tripod, manual focus and exposure via LiveView, matrix metering, 40s f8, ISO 100, 3488 x 2616 pixels (after crop), RAW.

OVER THE FAROE ISLANDS, NORWEGIAN SEA. (May 2006). Blue skies to the ends of the Earth, as captured from a window seat of Icelandair Flight FI205, en route to Reykjavík from Copenhagen. Equipment: Olympus SP-310.