Category: Landscape

Views of the land around the world

Three-Years Ago (22-May-2013) — Ireland

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop IV with Michael Mariant. Day 26: Dublin, Ireland.

North Bull Lighthouse at the Entrance to Dublin Harbor at the End of Bull Wall (most of which is now underwater). Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 6 camera (ISO 100, 17.7 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec).

North Bull Lighthouse at the Entrance to Dublin Harbor at the End of Bull Wall (most of which is now underwater). Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 6 camera (ISO 100, 17.7 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)
North Bull Lighthouse at the Entrance to Dublin Harbor at the End of Bull Wall (most of which is now underwater). Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 6 camera (ISO 100, 17.7 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)

Thursday (19-May-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

A Tiny Chipping Sparrow Walked into My Field of View. Thom Hogan calls little birds like this LBJ’s (little brown jobs). I think it is eating the wildflower seeds I put out in my garden yesterday. Since I was on the Semester at Sea Spring 2016 voyage I didn’t get home until it was late for planting wildflower seeds. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 280, 500 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec).

Chipping sparrow. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 280, 500 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Chipping sparrow.  Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 280, 500 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Seven-Years Ago (19-May-2009) — California

Gone to See America 2009 Road Trip. Day 12: San Francisco, California to Medford, Oregon — Including California Route 1 Coastal Highway.

Birds in Flight (BIF). Pelicans, Osprey, Raven, Turkey Vulture. Images taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens.

Five Pelicans in Formation Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Five Pelicans in Formation Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Two Pelicans in Formation Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Two Pelicans in Formation Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)

 

Raven in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Raven in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Osprey in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Osprey in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Osprey in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Osprey in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Turkey Vulture in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Turkey Vulture in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)

Seven-Years Ago (19-May-2009) — California

Gone to See America 2009 Road Trip. Day 12: San Francisco, California to Medford, Oregon — Including the northern section of the Pacific Coast Highway.

I saw a post (on Google+ now gone) by Jason Odell with an image of the Point Arena lighthouse where it is painted white. Seven years ago it wasn’t painted.

Point Arena lighthouse. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 80 mm, f/11, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Point Arena lighthouse. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 80 mm, f/11, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Point Arena lighthouse. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 13 mm, f/16, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Point Arena lighthouse. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 13 mm, f/16, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)

Seven-Years Ago (19-May-2009) — California

Gone to See America 2009 Road Trip. Day 12: San Francisco, California to Medford, Oregon — Including the northern section of the Pacific Coast Highway.

There were many wildflowers and lots of color on the side of the road and down near the beaches as I drove up the Pacific Coast Highway. These are just a few. Some native, some invasive.

Highway Ice Plant (Hottentot Fig or Sea Fig). Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/16, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Highway Ice Plant (Hottentot Fig or Sea Fig). Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/16, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
California Poppy. Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/16, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
California Poppy. Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/16, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Douglas Iris near Point Arena Lighthouse. Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Douglas Iris near Point Arena Lighthouse. Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
California Poppy. Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/16, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
California Poppy. Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/16, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) an invasive flower from South Africa. Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/16, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Calla Lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) an invasive flower from South Africa. Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/16, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
California Poppy. Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/16, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
California Poppy. Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/16, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Thistle Plant. Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 20 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Thistle Plant. Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 20 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
California Poppy. Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/16, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
California Poppy. Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/16, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Highway Ice Plant (Hottentot Fig or Sea Fig). Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/16, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Highway Ice Plant (Hottentot Fig or Sea Fig). Northern Coast of California along the Pacific Coast Highway. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24-70 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 70 mm, f/16, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)