Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 16: Crossing the Pacific Ocean.
Charlie’s Angels or the sunrise photography group waiting for the sun to rise. The dawn colors are gone, and it is still 27 minutes until the sun is up. I normally don’t do people pictures, so they took me out of my comfort zone during the voyage to include people in my images. This is really a composite of two images taken with a Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 500, 90 mm, f/4.4, 1/200 sec). You might ask, why is it a composite image? Rookie mistake doing people pictures. One image they all have their eyes open, but I cut off the feet. The other image they don’t all have their eyes open, but I did have the feet. There still are some artifacts from merging the images that need to be fixed.
Sunrise and Breakfast Club. Composite of 2 images taken with a Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 500, 90 mm, f/4.4, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Author: David Mathre
I am a scientist by training (Eckerd College, BSc; Caltech, Ph.D.). I worked for 27 years as a Chemist in the Pharmaceutical Industry developing processes to manufacture medicines for human and animal health. I now spend my time as a photographer and world traveler. My interests include the natural world, wildlife, landscapes, sky, and seascapes, travel, and astrophotography. I look for unique ways of viewing the world and presenting my images. I have traveled to over 55 countries in six continents, often on Semester at Sea voyages. While at home in New Jersey, I spend time on home renovation and expansion of a wildflower garden/meadow.
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3 thoughts on “One-Year Ago (21-January-2016) — Pacific Ocean”
+Paul Pavlinovich It started getting windy and colder that day. Later they closed the forward outer deck as we were doing 17 knots into a 15 knot headwind (effectively over 30 knots).
Very nice….now I know why you took those trips…..(smile). Seriously, having been on a couple of recent cruises, although nothing like your semester at sea cruises, I understand the joy and beauty of sunrises and sunsets at sea…the light is awesome and it great to feel that headwind.
Looks a little chilly for the sisters 🙂
+Paul Pavlinovich It started getting windy and colder that day. Later they closed the forward outer deck as we were doing 17 knots into a 15 knot headwind (effectively over 30 knots).
Very nice….now I know why you took those trips…..(smile). Seriously, having been on a couple of recent cruises, although nothing like your semester at sea cruises, I understand the joy and beauty of sunrises and sunsets at sea…the light is awesome and it great to feel that headwind.