Month: June 2015

One-Year Ago (19-June-2014) — Portugal

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 19: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Lisbon, Portugal.

We were still at sea while the sun rose over the Atlantic Ocean. The ship arrived in Lisbon, Portugal a bit after noon. As this was still a class day, we were not allowed off the ship after we docked. There were some amazing clouds over Lisbon that afternoon and evening. Individual images can be viewed here.


Thursday (18-June-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Late Spring Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Firefly Trails. I had seen the fireflies in the Yucca flowers during the day so set up a camera to see them at night. Composite of 311 images (~156 minutes) taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, and composite processed in Photoshop CC.

The amazing thing — the deer haven’t eaten the Yucca flowers yet!!!

Firefly Trails in the Yucca flowers Composite of 311 images (~156 minutes) taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, and composite processed in Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Firefly Trails in the Yucca flowers Composite of 311 images (~156 minutes) taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, and composite processed in Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (18-June-2014) — At Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 18: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At Sea.

Two images for the day as we traveled south across the Atlantic ocean from England to Portugal. The first one the is of a crew member setting up outdoor tables for breakfast at sunrise. The second one is of two students on the deck watching the sun go down. Most of the day was spent in classes.

A crew member setting up outdoor tables for breakfast at sunrise. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
A crew member setting up outdoor tables for breakfast at sunrise. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Students watching the sun setting over the Atlantic Ocean. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Students watching the sun setting over the Atlantic Ocean. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (17-June-2014) — At Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 17: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At Sea.

Dawn and sunset while traveling from England to Portugal on the MV Explorer.

Pink clouds at dawn over the Atlantic Ocean from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Pink clouds at dawn over the Atlantic Ocean from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Silhouette of a student watching the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Silhouette of a student watching the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)