Astronomy - David Mathre Photography

Sunday (13-March-2016) — At Sea, Indian Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 68: At Sea, Indian Ocean.

Active day for the Sunrise Breakfast Club. It has now been several days since Neptune Day where 50+ students had their hair shaved as part of the crossing the equator celebrations.

Indian Ocean Dawn Panorama from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Clouds and Sun Beams. Composite of images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)

Indian Ocean Dawn Panorama from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Clouds and Sun Beams. Composite of 39 images taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite created with AutoPano Giga Pro. (David J Mathre)

Sunrise Breakfast Club. Sun Rising Over the Clouds. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)

Sunrise Breakfast Club. Silhouette Photographer at Sunrise. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)

Sunrise Breakfast Club. Yet another sunrise portrait. MV World Odyssey At Sea. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (David J Mathre)

Sunrise Breakfast Club. Lost in Thought. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)

Sunrise Breakfast Club. My head is cold after losing my long blond hair. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)

Sunrise Breakfast Club. TV Trivia from Lost. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)

Sunrise Breakfast Club. In the southern hemisphere, shadows are backwards. Alt title: Alien Shadow Photographer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)

Sunrise Breakfast Club. Shadow Alien Photographer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)

Sunrise Breakfast Club. Face to Face with Frederick the Great. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (David J Mathre)

Sunrise Breakfast Club. Mind Meld with Frederick the Great. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (David J Mathre)

I'm now Frederick the Great. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (David J Mathre) — I’m now Frederick the Great. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (David J Mathre)

Monday (22-February-2016) — Burma (Myanmar)

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 48: Yangon, Burma (Myanmar).

Holding the moon with the Magician lurking behind. From the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey at dock in the port of Rangoon. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm VR lens (ISO 6400, 55 mm, f/5.6, 1/30 sec).

Viewing the Full Moon from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. Composite image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm VR lens (ISO 6400, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/30 sec) (David J Mathre)

Thursday (14-January-2016) — At Sea, Pacific Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 10: Crossing the Pacific Ocean.

Sunset, including the “Green Flash” from the deck of the MV World Odyssey while crossing the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to Japan.

"Green Flash" as the sun drops into the Sea from the Deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre) — “Green Flash” as the sun drops into the Sea from the Deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Four Years Ago (02-January-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Winter Night Sky in New Jersey.

Moon with Jupiter in Conjunction. I could just barely get Jupiter in the frame using a 300 mm lens. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec).

Moon with Jupiter in Conjunction. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five Years Ago (02-January-2011) — Argentina

Gone to See Patagonia 2010/2011. Photography Workshop with Thom Hogan. Day 8: Hosteria El Pilar.

Images from around Hosteria El Pilar near El Chalten in Argentina. When we saw the orange clouds developing at dusk over Mount Fitzroy we all left our deserts and rushed out of the dining room with whatever camera we had nearby. Some said the cloud looked like a shrimp, a dragon, and a Praying Mantis. I may have wished I had a different camera at the time, but didn’t chance missing the show.

The other images include a bee approaching a Pink Lupine flower, a horse and reflection of Mount Fitzroy at dawn, and then several early (02:00 to 03:00) night sky images. This was the first time I saw the Southern Milky Way, and an upside down Orion constellation.

Silhouette of Mount Fitz Roy in Patagonia at Dusk with Glowing Orange Clouds from Hosteria El Pilar in El Chalten, Argentina. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 camera (ISO 80, 19.2 mm, f/5.6, 1100/sec) (David J Mathre)

Bee Approaching a Pink Lupine in Patagonia. Hosteria El Pilar, El Chalten, Argentina. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)

Reflection of Fitzroy in the Morning with a Horse. Hosteria El Pilar in El Chalten, Argentina. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 50 mm f/1.4G lens (ISO 400, 50 mm, f/2.8, 1/25 sec). Patagonia workshop with Thom Hogan, Day 7. (David J Mathre)