Category: Architecture

Views of buildings

Four-Years Ago (22-August-2012) — Canada

Gone to see Europe. Semester at Sea. Fall 2012 Semester Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 00: Halifax, Canada.

Walkabout in Halifax while waiting to board the Semester at Sea MV Explorer for the Fall 2012 Voyage. The MV Explorer was arriving from Boston with the Faculty and Staff for the Fall Voyage. There were lots of undergraduate students and their parents walking around downtown Halifax. Theodore Too and Lighthouse in the Halifax Harbor. The Theodore Too is an old tugboat that has been converted into a harbor tour boat. It looks like a cartoon character. We saw it go past the ship several times during the day. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V1 camera and 30-110 mm VR lens (ISO 100, 42.2 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec).

Theodore Too and Lighthouse in the Halifax Harbor. The Theodore Too is an old tugboat that has been converted into a harbor tour boat. It looks like a cartoon character. We saw it go past the ship several times during the day. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V1 camera and 30-110 mm VR lens (ISO 100, 42.2 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Theodore Too and Lighthouse in the Halifax Harbor. The Theodore Too is an old tugboat that has been converted into a harbor tour boat. It looks like a cartoon character. We saw it go past the ship several times during the day. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V1 camera and 30-110 mm VR lens (ISO 100, 42.2 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (18-August-2010) — California

Photography Techniques — Focus Stacking.

Grandpa Reading a Book at Bodie Ghost Town. Focus stacked composite of 32 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens. (ISO 100, 60 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Helicon Focus.

Grandpa Reading a Book at Bodie Ghost Town. Focus stacked composite of 32 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens. (ISO 100, 60 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Helicon Focus. (David J Mathre)
Grandpa Reading a Book at Bodie Ghost Town. Focus stacked composite of 32 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens. (ISO 100, 60 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Helicon Focus. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (15-August-2014) — Poland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 76: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Gdansk, Poland.

Ten images from a walkabout through old town Gdańsk with a Fuji X-T1 camera. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 voyage. The city was on holiday for the St Dominic’s festival. We sat out in front of a small restaurant having pizza waiting for one of our own running in the 20th Annual Solidarity Marathon.


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Two-Years Ago (14-August-2014) — Poland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 75: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Gdansk, Poland.

Walkabout in Westerplatte Memorial Park in Gdansk, Poland. The location of the first battle of WWII on September 1st, 1939. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Images taken with a Leica X2 camera.


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Two-Years Ago (14-August-2014) — Poland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 75: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Gdansk, Poland.

Pirate Galleon Passing the Lighthouse and Port Operations Center in Gdansk, Poland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/4.5, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Pirate Ferry. Lighthouse, Port Office. Walkabout in Westerplatte Memorial Park. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera and 24 mm lens. (David J Mathre)
Pirate Ferry. Lighthouse, Port Operations. Walkabout in Westerplatte Memorial Park. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera and 24 mm lens. (David J Mathre)