Year: 2017

Four-Years Ago (29-July-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 0: Reykjavik.

Sleepy Cat in front of Hallgrímskirkja (church of Hallgrímur) in Reykjavik, Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10 mm f/2.8 lens with an Olympus FCON-T01 fisheye adapter (ISO 160, 7.5 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec).

Cat in front of Hallgrímskirkja (church of Hallgrímur) in Reykjavik, Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10 mm f/2.8 lens with an Olympus FCON-T01 fisheye adapter (ISO 160, 7.5 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Cat in front of Hallgrímskirkja (church of Hallgrímur) in Reykjavik, Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10 mm f/2.8 lens with an Olympus FCON-T01 fisheye adapter (ISO 160, 7.5 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Ten-Years Ago (29-July-2007) — Colorado

Summertime Nature in Colorado. Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge.

Hummingbird Moth (also known as the White-lined Sphinx Moth, Hyles lineata). It is as large as a real hummingbird. Extracting nectar from a Nettle Flower. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs Camera and 70-200 mm lens with a 1.7x Teleconverter. (ISO 100, 340 mm, f/4.8, 1/1000 sec).

Hummingbird Moth (also known as the White-lined Sphinx Moth, Hyles lineata). It is as large as a real hummingbird. Extracting nectar from a Nettle Flower. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs Camera and 70-200 mm lens with a 1.7x Teleconverter. (ISO 100, 340 mm, f/4.8, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Hummingbird Moth Extracting nectar from a Nettle Flower. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs Camera and 70-200 mm lens with a 1.7x Teleconverter. (ISO 100, 340 mm, f/4.8, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (28-July-2014) — Russia. 

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 58: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Librarian Writing a Postcard. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm lens (ISO 800, 23 mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Librarian Writing a Postcard. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm lens (ISO 800, 23 mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Librarian Writing a Postcard. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm lens (ISO 800, 23 mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (28-July-2014) — Russia

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 58: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Saint Petersburg, Russia.

While reviewing images I came upon this image I took when we were departing Saint Petersburg. It was a ship, Dimtry Varvarian docked along the long port. When I zoomed in during post processing found some interesting subjects.

Dimitry Varvarin. Gone to See Europe - Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia. Semester at Sea Summer 2014 Voyage. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VRII lens (ISO 1100, 200 mm, f/11, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Dimitry Varvarin. Gone to See Europe – Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia. Semester at Sea Summer 2014 Voyage. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VRII lens (ISO 1100, 200 mm, f/11, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)

Deck Hand Resting on he Dimitry Varvarin. Gone to See Europe - Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia. Semester at Sea Summer 2014 Voyage. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VRII lens (ISO 1100, 200 mm, f/11, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)

Shopping Carts on he Dimitry Varvarin. Gone to See Europe - Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia. Semester at Sea Summer 2014 Voyage. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VRII lens (ISO 1100, 200 mm, f/11, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (27-July-2014) — Russia

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 57: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Liquid Nitrogen Dessert Creation – Pop Up Dinner at “Taste and Eat” in St Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC.

Some said it looked like vomit. Very light weight, and it tasted good with some popping as remaining liquid nitrogen evaporated.

Liquid Nitrogen Dessert Creation - Pop Up Dinner at "Taste and Eat" in St Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Liquid Nitrogen Dessert Creation – Pop Up Dinner at “Taste and Eat” in St Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)