Hole in the Wall Beach, Jervis Bay Territory
Standing at the highest point in Australia: Mount Kosciuszko (7,310 ft)
No, that's not a typo. The highest point in Australia really is at only 7,310 foot elevation - about the same elevation as Donner Pass. (And the name really is Mount Kosciuszko; the explorer who named it in 1840 was Polish.) This is an easy 4 mile each-way hike on a paved and iron-mesh trail.
A scary skin cancer awareness ad, seen in a shopping mall in Goulburn, N.S.W.
The "Three Sisters" at sunset. Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales. (Exposure blending)
"Moon in the gum trees" - Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales
"In the bush" - Blue Mountains National Park, New South Wales
"Katoomba Scenic Skyway", Blue Mountains, New South Wales
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, near Lancaster, California
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, near Lancaster, California
Submission!
I took many jiu-jitsu photos in 2010, but this photo - of my friend Allen Pestana submitting an opponent (with a triangle-arm bar combination) during the Pan Am tournament - stood out. (April 8, 2010. Nikon D5000, 1/250s @ f/5.3, 210mm, ISO 3200.)
Ocotillo, Joshua Tree National Park, California
Desert wildflower, Joshua Tree National Park, California
Flowering Ocotillo, Joshua Tree National Park
Cholla cactus, Joshua Tree National Park, California
Cactus flower, Joshua Tree National Park, California