Close Encounters by Nicola_Pirondini

Shot in the same morning I took "No Time To Sleep". In this one, that little thing on the top of the rock is actually me, witnessing that flaming summer sunrise. I was on the Bismantova rock, in the appennino tosco-emiliano. Please view on black to enjoy the mood. Have a nice day everybody. via 500px http://bit.ly/1gbudYD

Fire Breather by Dylken

Horse Head Rock, Bermagui, NSW As always this looks better on a black background. Horse Head Rock has to be one of the coolest sea stacks I have seen. Taken during a weekend trip down the coast of NSW with Luke Tscharke and Adam Williams where we were lucky enough to witness a gorgeous sunrise along with a few other photographers that morning. This is a single RAW exposure processed 4 times for shadow and highlight detail and blended. Then a final shot for the birds blended after that. via 500px http://bit.ly/1MkaN0L

Reflection of The Wave by angelainokchong

It was very lucky ! The permitting process was a lottery 10 permits were available per day. Hiked over 2 hours, carried 5 bottles of water. It was gorgeous marvelous place! via 500px http://bit.ly/1BE2ryC

water from stone by MWWphotography

The Paria Canyon - Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Cliffs Area contains some of the most other-worldly landscapes one could imagine. It takes a bit of doing to find your way back in here as the sand tracks are largely unmarked and any services are non-existent. But the reward for the effort is awe-inspiring. I'll never forget the night a spent here sleeping on the desert floor under the Milky Way. via 500px http://500px.com/photo/107201783

Old ship by ottomrlee

An old wrecked ship near Reykjavik. via 500px http://500px.com/photo/104644665

Paying Reverence To The Rising Moon by JeffDeveau

This is a capture of the rising moon over the famous tree in Joshua Tree National Park. About 8 months ago I saw a image similar to this here and decided I wanted to take one like it only wider. I opened up the photographers ephemeris and found out when the next time the moon would be low and over the rock and tree at sunrise. it was about 6 months away. I told Chip Morton one of our other instructors from California Captures about it and we patiently waited for the date to come. I drove out the night before and met chip who had been camping here a few days. when the time came we climbed up the little hill it sits on and setup under the stars and waited for the sun to rise. We got a few minutes of nice color in the sky with a amazingly clear moon. It all worked out and I got the shot I was after. This image is a focus stacked image. The moon was shot in the position you see it at 400mm and layered back into the wide angled shot. To see more of our images follow our other californiacaptures.net instructors on 500px. Bodhi Smith: http://bit.ly/1O0Nut3 Chip Morton: http://bit.ly/1GeSqFj via 500px http://bit.ly/1O0Nut4