Month: March 2016

Two-Years Ago (21-March-2014) — New Jersey

Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey

Nun in the spring purple crocus flower garden. This is almost a month later that the Crocuses bloomed for the last several years. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Fuji 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/16, 1/180 sec).

Spring Purple Crocuses Flowers in New Jersey. This is almost a month later that the Crocuses bloomed for the last several years. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Fuji 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/16, 1/180 sec). (David J Mathre)
Spring Purple Crocuses Flowers in New Jersey. This is almost a month later that the Crocuses bloomed for the last several years. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Fuji 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/16, 1/180 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (20-March-2016) — South Africa

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 75: Cape Town, South Africa.

Lunch stop on our field trip to Seal Island and Boulders Beach. Hout Bay Overlook. Western Cape, South Africa. Composite of 13 images taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and AutoPano Giga Pro.

Hout Bay Overlook. Western Cape, South Africa. Composite of 13 image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Hout Bay Overlook. Western Cape, South Africa. Composite of 13 images taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (20-March-2016) — South Africa

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 75: Cape Town, South Africa.

Green Harbor Light – Departing Cape Town, South Africa at Night. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 3200, 23 mm, f/2, 1/60 sec).

Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (David J Mathre)
Green Harbor Light – Departing Cape Town, South Africa at Night. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 3200, 23 mm, f/2, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (20-March-2016) — South Africa

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 75: Cape Town, South Africa.

African Penguins at Boulders Beach near Simon’s Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. I think there are more people on the observation platform in the distance than penguins on the beach. Composite of 4 images taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/13, 1/250 sec).

African Penguins at Boulders Beach near Simon's Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Composite of 4 images taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/13, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
African Penguins at Boulders Beach near Simon’s Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Composite of 4 images taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/13, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Friday (18-March-2016) — Zimbabwe

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 73: Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

The “Big Tree” — a Famous Baobab Tree Near Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. It took a fisheye lens to get it all in the frame. HDR composite of three images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Bower 8 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens.

The "Big Tree" -- a Famous Baobab Tree Near Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. It took a fisheye lens to get it all in the frame. HDR composite of three images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Bower 8 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens. (David J Mathre)
The “Big Tree” — a Famous Baobab Tree Near Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. It took a fisheye lens to get it all in the frame. HDR composite of three images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Bower 8 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens. (David J Mathre)