Category: Fine Art

Views of art from around the world

Six-Years Ago (09-April-2008) — Arizona

Page Arizona Photography Workshop with Winston Hall. Day 2: Upper Antelope Canyon.

Upper Antelope Canyon (with Ghost). Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24 mm f/3.5 PC-E lens (ISO 200, 24 mm, f/11, 6 sec)

Upper Antelope Canyon, Page Arizona. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 24 mm, f/11, 6 sec). Image processed with Capture One Pro. Converted to B&W with NIK Silver Efex Pro 2 (David J Mathre)
Upper Antelope Canyon, Page Arizona. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 24 mm, f/11, 6 sec). Image processed with Capture One Pro. Converted to B&W with NIK Silver Efex Pro 2 (David J Mathre)

Thursday (03-April-2014) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Spring Purple Crocus Flower. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Fuji 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/8, 1/45 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 7.

I was pleased to see that the most recent updated to Capture One Pro is able to process Fuji X-T1 raw files! I still can’t work with these images with Lightroom, and only in Photoshop when using a beta (release candidate) of Camera Raw.

Spring Purple Crocus Flower in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Fuji 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/8, 1/45 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 7. I was pleased to see that the most recent updated to Capture One Pro is able to process Fuji X-T1 raw files! Still can't do this with Lightroom, and only in Photoshop when using a beta (release candidate) of Camera Raw. (David J Mathre)
Spring Purple Crocus Flower. (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (11-March-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2014 – Winter Photography Trip. Day 3: Reykjavik.

I spent the much of the morning at the Solar Voyager (Sólfar) sculpture with the goal of making a time-lapse video of people visiting the sculpture. Hopefully, someday I will have time to process the images. While working on this four women with Viking helmets came up to me and asked me to take their picture in front of the sculpture. All in the days work of a photographer… Further down the walking path along  Sæbraut street on the Reykjavik coastline is The Partnership sculpture.

Four Women with Viking Helmets at the Sun Voyager (Sólfar) in Reykjavik. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens. (David J Mathre)
Four Women with Viking Helmets at the Sun Voyager (Sólfar) in Reykjavik. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens. (David J Mathre)
Four Women with Viking Helmets at the Sun Voyager (Sólfar) in Reykjavik. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens. (David J Mathre)
Four Women with Viking Helmets at the Sun Voyager (Sólfar) in Reykjavik. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens. (David J Mathre)
Four Women with Viking Helmets at the Sun Voyager (Sólfar) in Reykjavik. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens. (David J Mathre)
Four Women with Viking Helmets at the Sun Voyager (Sólfar) in Reykjavik. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens. (David J Mathre)
Partnership Sculpture in Reykjavik. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/4, 1/40 sec). (David J Mathre)
Partnership Sculpture in Reykjavik. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/4, 1/40 sec). (David J Mathre)

Monday (10-March-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland in the Winter Photography Trip. Day 2: Reykjavik.

Before joining up with the Winter in Iceland Photography Workshop group, I went for a walkabout in Reykjavik. Actually, I arrived in Reykjavik a couple of days early not trusting the weather for traveling in either New Jersey or Iceland. It was a grey Monday morning; overcast, rainy, and cold. Capturing the day in B&W captured the mood.

Swans and Ducks Waiting for Handouts in the Rain. Tjörnin pond in Reykjavik, Iceland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.2, 1/50 sec). (David J Mathre)
Swans and Ducks Waiting for Handouts in the Rain. Tjörnin pond in Reykjavik, Iceland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.2, 1/50 sec). (David J Mathre)
The big eye. Street art on a rainy day walkabout in Reykjavik. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
The big eye. Street art on a rainy day walkabout in Reykjavik. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Street art on a rainy day walkabout in Reykjavik. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Street art on a rainy day walkabout in Reykjavik. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Leif Erickson statue in front of the Cathedral in Reykjavik. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Leif Erickson statue in front of the Cathedral in Reykjavik. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (09-March-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland in the Winter. Day 1: Reykjavik.

Sun Voyager (Sólfar). Winter in Reykjavik. From Wikipedia “Sun Voyager is a dreamboat, an ode to the sun. Intrinsically, it contains within itself the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, progress and freedom.” Last summer when I visited Reykjavik there were many people surrounding the sculpture, and even more taking pictures. This morning it was snowing and cloudy. The sun started to come out and I found myself alone at the site. Within 5 minutes many more came and I was no longer alone. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 mirrorless camera and 12 mm f/2.8 Zeiss lens (ISO 200, 12 mm, f/2.8, 1/3500 sec).

Sun Voyager (Sólfar). Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 mirrorless camera and 12 mm f/2.8 Zeiss lens (ISO 200, 12 mm, f/2.8, 1/3500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Sun Voyager (Sólfar). Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 mirrorless camera and 12 mm f/2.8 Zeiss lens (ISO 200, 12 mm, f/2.8, 1/3500 sec). (David J Mathre)