Day: January 17, 2019

Thursday (17-January-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Dark-eyed Junco and Marsh Wren at the bird feeders. The Marsh Wren has a pointed beak that is good for picking at things (i.e. the suet), but not good for opening sunflower seeds. When it stops at the bird feeder filled with sunflower seeds it pushes the seeds to the ground. The squirrels and doves are happy…



Individual images from the slide shows can be viewed here.

Three-Years Ago (17-January-2016) — Pacific Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 12: Crossing the Pacific Ocean.

Every morning the sunrise breakfast team kept enlarging. The yoga group reaching for the sun, and levitation practice in the sun.

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Panorama of the sun rising over the Pacific Ocean from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. Composite of two images 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)



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Outdoor breakfast after shooting dawn and sunrise on 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/7, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)


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Concentration during levitation practice — Harry Potter would be proud. On the forward deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 100, 135 mm, f/4.5, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)