Saturday (02-August-2014) — Sweden

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 63: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Stockholm, Sweden.

Stairway to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/5.6, 1/180 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Stairway to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Voyage. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/5.6, 1/180 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Stairway to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden.  Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/5.6, 1/180 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (29-July-2013) — Iceland

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

Sunset Along the Reykjavik Harbor Walkway. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 160, 10 mm, f/8, 1/400 sec). The foreground is a water fountain, and the bicycle rider just happened to go by as I took the image.

Sunset Along the Reykjavik Harbor Walkway. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 160, 10 mm, f/8, 1/400 sec). The foreground is a water fountain, and the bicycle rider just happened to go by as I took the image. Nikonians Academy Iceland Photo Adventure Trip. (David J Mathre)
Sunset Along the Reykjavik Harbor Walkway. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 160, 10 mm, f/8, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (28-July-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day -1: Reykjavik.

Vitrified Body Parts Caged on the Streets of Reykjavik, Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 6.7-13 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 13 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec).

Reykjavik Walkabout. Street Photography. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Reykjavik Walkabout. Street Photography. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera. (David J Mathre)

Friday (25-July-2014) — Russia

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 55: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Rostral Column in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 12 mm, f/16, 1/180 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Rostal Column in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 12 mm, f/16, 1/180 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Rostal Column in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 12 mm, f/16, 1/180 sec). (David J Mathre)

Thursday (24-July-2014) — At Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 54: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Gulf of Finland Approaching Russia.

Reflection of a Noctilucent Creature invading my cabin on the MV Explorer while crossing the Gulf of Finland. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/1.4, 1 sec).

Reflection of a Noctilucent Creature Invading My Cabin on the MV Explorer -- Gulf of Finland. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/1.4, 1 sec). (David J Mathre)
Reflection of a Noctilucent Creature Invading My Cabin on the MV Explorer — Gulf of Finland. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/1.4, 1 sec). (David J Mathre)