One-Year Ago (03-August-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 5: Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier, Jökulsárlón Lagoon South East Coast.

Arctic Tern Fishing Frenzy. Breiðamerkurjökull Glacier at the Jökulsárlón Lagoon in Southeast Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/16, 1/1000 sec). Nikonians Academy Iceland Photo Adventure Tour.

Arctic Tern Fishing Frenzy. (David J Mathre)
Arctic Tern Fishing Frenzy. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/16, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Friday (01-August-2014) — Sweden

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 62: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Uppsala, Sweden.

Chocolate Cake and Strawberry Desert at Odinsborg Restaurang in Gamla Uppsala, Sweden.  Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 56 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 400, 56 mm, f/2, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic and Photoshop CC 2014.

Chocolate Cake and Strawberry Desert at Odinsborg Restaurang in Gamla Uppsala, Sweden. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Voyage. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 56 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 400, 56 mm, f/2, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic and Photoshop CC 2014 (David J Mathre)
Chocolate Cake and Strawberry Desert at Odinsborg Restaurang in Gamla Uppsala, Sweden. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Voyage. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 56 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 400, 56 mm, f/2, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic and Photoshop CC 2014 (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (24-June-2014) — Portugal

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 24: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Lisbon, Portugal.

Don’t Mess with the Cook Holding a Knife. Kiss the Cook – Portuguese Cooking Class.  Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/4, 1/50 sec). In camera B&W jpg image.

Cooking School in Lisbon, Portugal. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Cooking School in Lisbon, Portugal. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (01-June-2013) — Latvia

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 36: Riga, Latvia.

Fresh Vegetables at the Market on a Spring Saturday Morning in Riga, Latvia. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 18.5 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 400, 18.5 mm, f/2, 1/250 sec).

Fresh Vegetables at the Market on a Saturday in Riga, Latvia. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 18.5 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 400, 18.5 mm, f/2, 1/250 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)
Fresh Vegetables at the Market on a Saturday in Riga, Latvia. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 18.5 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 400, 18.5 mm, f/2, 1/250 sec).  (David J Mathre)

Saturday (17-May-2014) — Texas

South Texas Birding Photo Safari with Jason Odell Day 2.

Northern Cardinal eating a sunflower seed while on a cactus. Bobcat blind at Campos Viejos Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 720, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec).

Northern Cardinal on a Cactus. Bobcat Blind at Campos Viejos Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 720, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Northern Cardinal on a Cactus. Bobcat Blind at Campos Viejos Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 720, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)