Month: June 2015

One-Year Ago (05-June-2014) — Shetland Islands

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 5: Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Puffin and Pink Flowers at the Lighthouse in Lerwick, Scotland. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 320, 300 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Puffin and Pink Flowers at the Lighthouse in Lerwick, Scotland. Gone to See Europe -- Semester at Sea Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Image taken with a Nikon Df Camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 320, 300 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Puffin and Pink Flowers at the Lighthouse in Lerwick, Shetland Islands. Image taken with a Nikon Df Camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 320, 300 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (05-June-2010) — Bonaire

Gone to See the Caribbean Islands. Semester at Sea Spring 2010 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Day 10: Kralendijk, Bonaire.

Brown Pelican preening along the cruise ship passenger dock in Kralendijk, Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 240 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec).

Brown Pelican Preening in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 240 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Brown Pelican Preening in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 240 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five Years Ago (04-June-2010) — At Sea

Gone to See the Caribbean Islands. Semester at Sea Spring 2010 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Day 9: At Sea.

Silhouette of three photographers (Rick Hulbert left, myself center, +Albert Esschendal right) on deck 8 of the MV Explorer photographing sunset in the Caribbean Sea (between Trinidad and Bonaire). +Winston Hall  taught me to always look behind because there may be a better image.

Shadow Photographers Waiting for Sunset on the M/V Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 24 mm f/1.4G lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)
Shadow Photographers Waiting for Sunset on the M/V Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 24 mm f/1.4G lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (03-June-2013) — Russia

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 38: St. Petersburg, Russia.

Street Photographers in St. Petersburg Russia. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 6.7-13 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 13 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec).

Street Photographers in St. Petersburg Russia. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 6.7-13 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 13 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)
Street Photographers in St. Petersburg Russia. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 6.7-13 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 13 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (03-June-2010) — Trinidad

Gone to See the Caribbean Islands. Semester at Sea Spring 2010 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Day 8: Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Hummingbird in the Rain. Asa Wright Nature Center in Trinidad. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera  and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 640, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec).

Hummingbird in the Rain, Asa Wright Nature Center, Trinidad. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 640, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Hummingbird in the Rain, Asa Wright Nature Center, Trinidad. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 640, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)