One-Year Ago (07-March-2016) — At Sea, Indian Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 62: At Sea, Indian Ocean.

Group Photo of the 50+ Shellbacks that had their head shaved on Neptune day after the crossing the equator. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and a Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens.

Gone to See the World 2016. Day 76. Semester at Sea SP16 Day 62. MV World Odyssey At Sea Indian Ocean. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and a Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (David J Mathre)
Group Photo of the 50+ Shellbacks that had their head shaved on Neptune day after the crossing the equator. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and a Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens. (David J Mathre)

Eight-Years Ago (07-March-2009) — New Jersey

Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey.

Early purple crocuses flowers from across the street. This is a composite of many images using the focus stacking program from Helicon Focus. A little bit bright, and requires calm conditions (little or no wind).

Purple crocus blooms. Late winter nature in New Jersey. Composite of 18 focus stacked images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 200 mm f/2 lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Helicon Focus (method C) (David J Mathre)
Purple crocus blooms. Late winter nature in New Jersey. Composite of 18 focus stacked images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 200 mm f/2 lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Helicon Focus (method C) (David J Mathre)