Six-Years Ago (04-October-2008) — California

Gone to See America October 2008 Road Trip. Eighth Annual Nikonians Photography Adventure Trip. Day 1: Yosemite National Park.

Red-Headed Woodpecker stashing acorns and pine nuts in a dead tree. Yosemite Valley, Fall 2008. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec).

Red-Headed Woodpecker Stashing Acorns and Pine Nuts in a Dead Tree. Yosemite Valley, Fall 2008. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-Headed Woodpecker Stashing Acorns and Pine Nuts in a Dead Tree. Yosemite Valley, Fall 2008. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (13-August-2014) — Poland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 74: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Gdansk, Poland.

Bread Vendor – St Dominic’s Fair, Old Town Gdansk. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Bread Vendor. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)
Bread Vendor – St Dominic’s Fair, Old Town Gdansk. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Friday (08-August-2014) — Finland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 69: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Rovaniemi, Finland.

Dinner at the Rovaniemi Train Station: Reindeer Sausage, Chips, Cole-Slaw, and a Beer. Reindeer and Lappland Field Trip. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/4, 1/100 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Reindeer Sausage, Chips, Cole-Slaw, and a Beer at the Rovaniemi Train Station Dinner in Finland. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Voyage, Reindeer and Lappland Field Trip. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/4, 1/100 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Reindeer Sausage, Chips, Cole-Slaw, and a Beer at the Rovaniemi Train Station. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/4, 1/100 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Friday (08-August-2014) — Finland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 69: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Rovaniemi, Finland.

Foraging Wild Mushrooms in the Woods near Rovaniemi, Finland.  Reindeer and Lappland Field Trip. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Foraging Wild Mushrooms in the Woods near Rovaniemi, Finland. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Voyage, Reindeer and Lappland Field Trip. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Foraging Wild Mushrooms in the Woods near Rovaniemi, Finland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (05-August-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 7: Cape Ingolfshofdi  Along the Southeast Coast.

Puffin landing with a mouth full of fish at Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði) a private nature preserve on an isolated headland on the southeast coast of Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). Image processed with the new 64 bit Focus Magic filter.

Puffin Landing with a Mouth Full of Fish. Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði) a private nature preserve on an isolated headland on the coast half way between Skaftafell in Vatnajokull National Park and Jökulsárlón ice lagoon in Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). Image processed witht he new 64 bit Focus Magic filter. Nikonians Academy Iceland Photo Workshop. (David J Mathre)
Puffin Landing with a Mouth Full of Fish. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec).  (David J Mathre)