Four-Years Ago (10-January-2020) — Pacific Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 6: Crossing the Pacific Ocean.

Two or three Brown Boobies spent the day following the MV World Odyssey soaring and fishing. In the evening, at least two of the birds landed on the ship to spend the night.

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Brown Booby in flight from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 180, 208 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Brown Booby hunting for fish. Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 320, 264 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Brown Booby hunting for fish. Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 320, 264 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Brown Booby rolling over for a dive. Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 320, 264 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Brown Booby rolling over for a dive. Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 320, 264 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Brown Booby in the water. Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 250, 264 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Brown Booby in the water. Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 220, 264 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Brown Booby in the water taking off. Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 220, 264 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Brown Booby in flight. Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 500, 208 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (09-January-2016) — Pacific Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 5: Crossing the Pacific Ocean.

A Brown Booby was perched on one of the MV World Odyssey masts. This was the first bird I observed since we left Mexico, and the first time I had seen a Booby.

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Brown Booby on the Mast of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (04-January-2016) — California

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 0: San Diego, California.

Morning walkabout near the cruise port area of San Diego. A Seagull (unidentified) posed in front of the MV World Odyssey. We would embark on the vessel the next day in Mexico for the Spring 2016 Semester at Sea voyage.  I also saw a Brown Pelican and a different Seagull (unidentified) posing on the head of a statue.

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Seagull posing in front of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 10-30 mm lens (ISO 200, 28.5 mm, f/10, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Brown Pelican. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 264 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
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Seagull posing on the head of a statue. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 183 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (29-January-2016) — Pacific Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 24: At Sea Along the Southeast Coast of Japan on the way to China.

Rain and mist. The sun rose and set behind clouds. I spent the day indoors attending classes including a Life-Long Learner (LLL) seminar where I took candid portraits of the LLL’s with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens.

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Cargo Ship on a Rainy Day. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)





Three-Years Ago (28-January-2016) — Japan

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 23: Kobe.

Bridge and Lights at night while waiting to depart from Kobe. Next stop, Shanghai, China.

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Night Lights and Bridge from the deck of the MV World Odyssey docked at the Kobe Port Terminal. Composite of two images taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm lens. (David J Mathre)