Month: February 2016

Two-Years Ago (12-February-2014) — Florida

Gone to See America. February 2014 Florida Road Trip. Day 12: Big Cypress National Preserve.

Dew covered spider webs at sunrise. Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. First image is a composite of three images taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens. Raw image processed with Google HDR Efex Pro. The second image is a single exposure with the same camera and lens.

Dew Covered Spider Web at Sunrise. Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Composite of 3 Images taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 140 mm, f/8, 1/50, 1/13, 1/3 sec). Raw image processed with Google HDR Efex Pro. (David J Mathre)
Dew Covered Spider Web at Sunrise. Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Composite of 3 Images taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 140 mm, f/8, 1/50, 1/13, 1/3 sec). Raw image processed with Google HDR Efex Pro. (David J Mathre)
Dew Covered Spider Web at Sunrise. Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)
Dew Covered Spider Web at Sunrise. Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (09-February-2016) — Vietnam

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 35: Approaching Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Lighthouse in the middle of Vinh Ganh Rai (Bay) from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec).

Lighthouse in the middle of Vinh Ganh Rai (Bay) from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Lighthouse in the middle of Vinh Ganh Rai (Bay) from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (09-February-2016) — Vietnam

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 35: Approaching Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Sunrise through an orange haze over the East Vietnam Sea while approaching Vietnam.

Sun rising through an orange haze over the East Vietnam Sea from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/11, 1/125 sec) (David J Mathre)
Sun rising through an orange haze over the East Vietnam Sea from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/11, 1/125 sec) (David J Mathre)
Brealfast Club members celebrating sunrise, through an orange haze over the East Vietnam Sea from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec) (David J Mathre)
Brealfast Club members celebrating sunrise, through an orange haze over the East Vietnam Sea from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec) (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (09-February-2016) — Vietnam

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 35: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Fishing from a fence in the middle of Vinh Ganh Rai (Bay). On the way to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam aboard the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 172 mm, f/5.3, 1/1600 sec).

Fishing from a fence in the middle of Vinh Ganh Rai (Bay). From the deck of the MV World Odyssey on the way to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 172 mm, f/5.3, 1/1600 sec). (David J Mathre)
Fishing from a fence in the middle of Vinh Ganh Rai (Bay). Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 172 mm, f/5.3, 1/1600 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (07-February-2014) — Florida

Gone to See America. February 2014 Florida Road Trip. Day 7: St. Petersburg.

Hawk Guarding the Handicapped Parking Space at a Park in St. Petersburg, Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 2200, 300 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec).

Hawk Guarding the Handicapped Parking Space. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 2200, 300 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec) (David J Mathre)
Hawk Guarding the Handicapped Parking Space. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 2200, 300 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec) (David J Mathre)