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)

Tuesday (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 4: Tuscany, Italy.

Stairway from a Wine Cellar in Tuscany near Lucca, Italy. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/8, 1/80 sec). In camera conversion to B&W.

Stairway from the Wine Cellar at Tenuta Lenzini, a Villa and Winery in Tuscany near Lucca, Italy. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/8, 1/80 sec). In camera conversion to B&W. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J. Mathre)
Stairway from the Wine Cellar at Tenuta Lenzini, a Villa and Winery in Tuscany near Lucca, Italy. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/8, 1/80 sec). In camera conversion to B&W. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J. Mathre)

Monday (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.

Antipasto at Tenuta Lenzini, a Villa and Winery in Tuscany near Lucca, Italy. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 6.7-13 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 13 mm, f/5.6, 1/30 sec).

Antipasto at Tenuta Lenzini, a Villa and Winery in Tuscany near Lucca, Italy. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 6.7-13 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 13 mm, f/5.6, 1/30 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)
Antipasto at Tenuta Lenzini, a Villa and Winery in Tuscany near Lucca, Italy. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 6.7-13 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 13 mm, f/5.6, 1/30 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)