Month: April 2014

One-Year Ago (30-April-2013) — Italy

Gone to See Europe and North Africa. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop IV with Michael Mariant. Day 5: Tuscany, Italy.

Watching a lizard sunning in warm Tuscany sunlight while waiting for our pizza to cook. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 100 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec).

Lizard Sunning in Tuscany, Italy. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 100 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Lizard Sunning in Tuscany, Italy. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 100 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (29-April-2013) — Italy

Gone to See Europe and North Africa. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop IV with Michael Mariant. Day 3: Livorno, Italy.

Scorpion Crawling Under a Picnic Table at Tenuta Lenzini, a Villa and Winery in Tuscany near Lucca, Italy. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 18.5 mm lens (ISO 450, 18.5 mm, f/7, 1/250 sec) + Internal Flash.

Scorpion at Tenuta Lenzini, a Villa and Winery in Tuscany near Lucca, Italy. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 18.5 mm lens (ISO 450, 18.5 mm, f/7, 1/250 sec) + Internal Flash. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)
Scorpion at Tenuta Lenzini, a Villa and Winery in Tuscany near Lucca, Italy. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 18.5 mm lens (ISO 450, 18.5 mm, f/7, 1/250 sec) + Internal Flash. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (26-April-2013) — Spain

Gone to See Europe and North Africa. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop IV with Michael Mariant. Day 0: Barcelona, Spain.

Port of Barcelona container shipping dock in the mist at night. From the deck of the deck of the MV Explorer while departing Barcelona. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 18.5 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 2500, 18.5 mm, f/1.8, 1/60 sec). Image converted to B&W with Capture One Pro 7. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage.

Port of Barcelona Container Shipping Dock at Night. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 and 18.5 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 2500, 18.5 mm, f/1.8, 1/60 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage/ (David J Mathre)
Port of Barcelona Container Shipping Dock at Night. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 18.5 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 2500, 18.5 mm, f/1.8, 1/60 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage/ (David J Mathre)

Monday (14-April-2014) — New Jersey 

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Young Turkey Vulture. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 280, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec).

Young Turkey Vulture. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 280, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Young Turkey Vulture. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 280, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (14-April-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey.

Young Turkey Vulture (showing up the day before tax day…) Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 280, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec).

Young Turkey Vulture. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 280, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Young Turkey Vulture. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 280, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)