Category: Landscape

Views of the land around the world

One-Year Ago (20-January-2016) — Pacific Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 15: Crossing the Pacific Ocean From Hawaii to Japan.

Sun rising through the orange clouds viewed from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey.  The first image was taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens. The last two images taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens.

Sunrise panorama from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200m, 35 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, noise reduction with NIK Define 2. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise panorama from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200m, 35 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, noise reduction with NIK Define 2. (David J Mathre)
Sun rising through the orange clouds viewed from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, noise reduction with Topaz DeNoise 5 (David J Mathre)
Sun rising through the orange clouds viewed from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, noise reduction with Topaz DeNoise 5 (David J Mathre)
Sun rising through the orange clouds viewed from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 144 mm, f/8, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, noise reduction with Topaz DeNoise 5 (David J Mathre)
Sun rising through the orange clouds viewed from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 144 mm, f/8, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, noise reduction with Topaz DeNoise 5 (David J Mathre)

Nine-Years Ago (19-January-2008) — New Jersey

Winter Nature in New Jersey. Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Ducks and Great Blue Heron at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. The ducks usually leave the pond for somewhere more quiet when the Canada Geese show up. I had not seen a Heron here before in the winter.

Great Blue Heron and Mallards. Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec) (David J Mathre)
Great Blue Heron and Mallards. Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec) (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (18-January-2016) — Pacific Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 13: Crossing the Pacific Ocean From Hawaii to Japan.

Claude Monet oil painting in my cabin on the MV World Odyssey. Does anyone know the title? I think I have mentioned that this ship is a bit more opulent than the MV Explorer previously used by Semester at Sea.  Image taken with a Leica T camera and 11-23 mm lens (ISO 320, 19 mm, f/4.2, 1/125 sec).

Signed Claude Monet oil painting "Path Through the Corn at Pourville" in my cabin on the 8th deck of the MV World Odyssey. I think I have mentioned that this ship is a bit more opulent than the MV Explorer previously used by Semester at Sea. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 11-23 mm lens (ISO 320, 19 mm, f/4.2, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)
Signed Claude Monet oil painting in my cabin on the 8th deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 11-23 mm lens (ISO 320, 19 mm, f/4.2, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)

Eight-Years Ago (18-January-2009) — New Jersey

Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” A winter walk at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 90 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec).

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Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 90 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)