Thursday (14-January-2016) — At Sea, Pacific Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 10: Crossing the Pacific Ocean.

Sunset, including the “Green Flash” from the deck of the MV World Odyssey while crossing the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to Japan.

"Green Flash" as the sun drops into the Sea from the Deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
“Green Flash” as the sun drops into the Sea from the Deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (06-January-2016) — Pacific Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 2: Crossing the Pacific Ocean.

Pacific Ocean Sunset from the Deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/7, 1/400 sec)

Sun setting over the Pacific Ocean from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Semester at Sea, 2016 Spring Semester Voyage. Day 2 of 102. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/7, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Sun setting over the Pacific Ocean from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/7, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (02-September-2012) — Ireland

Gone to see Europe. Semester at Sea. Fall 2012 Semester Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 11: Arrive in Dublin, Ireland.

Dublin Sunset from the deck of the  MV/Explorer. Composite of twenty-nine images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 17-35 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 35 mm, f/4, 1/60 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. Little Planet view created using AutoPano Pro.
Dublin Sunset from the deck of the Semester at Sea MV/Explorer. Composite of 29 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 17-35 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 35 mm, f/4, 1/60 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. Little Planet view created using AutoPano Pro. (David J Mathre)
Dublin Sunset from the deck of the MV/Explorer. Composite of 29 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 17-35 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 35 mm, f/4, 1/60 sec). Little Planet view created using AutoPano Pro. (David J Mathre)
Dublin Sunset from the deck of the Semester at Sea MV/Explorer. Composite of 29 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 17-35 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 35 mm, f/4, 1/60 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. Panorama created with AutoPano Giga Pro. (David J Mathre)
Dublin Sunset from the deck of the MV/Explorer. (David J Mathre)


One-Year Ago (30-July-2014) — Baltic Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 60: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At Sea.

Summer Evening at Anchor on the Baltic Sea near Sweden.  Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro Nik Define, and Photoshop CC.

Summer Evening at Anchor on the Baltic Sea near Sweden.  Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro Nik Define, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Summer Evening at Anchor on the Baltic Sea near Sweden.  Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro Nik Define, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (29-July-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 0: Reykjavik.

The day before the Iceland Photography Safari started, I went on a walkabout in Reykjavik. The morning was cloudy with some light rain when I came across a cat sitting in front of the famous Hallgrímskirkja (church of Hallgrímur). In the evening, I walked along the harbor to see Sólfar, the Sun Voyager steel sculpture. From wikipedia “Sun Voyager is a dreamboat, an ode to the sun. Intrinsically, it contains within itself the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, progress and freedom.” The sun didn’t set until after 22:00 (10 PM).

Cat in front of Hallgrímskirkja (church of Hallgrímur) in Reykjavik, Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10 mm f/2.8 lens with an Olympus FCON-T01 fisheye adapter (ISO 160, 7.5 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Cat in front of Hallgrímskirkja (church of Hallgrímur) in Reykjavik, Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10 mm f/2.8 lens with an Olympus FCON-T01 fisheye adapter (ISO 160, 7.5 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Sunset Along the Reykjavik Harbor Walkway. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 160, 10 mm, f/8, 1/400 sec). The foreground is a water fountain, and the bicycle rider just happened to go by as I took the image. (David J Mathre)
Sunset Along the Reykjavik Harbor Walkway. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 160, 10 mm, f/8, 1/400 sec). The foreground is a water fountain, and the bicycle rider just happened to go by as I took the image. (David J Mathre)
Silhouette of Sun Voyager (Sólfar) at Sunset. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 160, 10 mm, f/8, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Silhouette of Sun Voyager (Sólfar) at Sunset. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 160, 10 mm, f/8, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)