Category: Landscape

Views of the land around the world

Saturday (26-July-2014) — Russia

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 56: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Kronstadt Island, Russia.

Fort Alexander is a naval fortress on an artificial island in the Gulf of Finland near Kronstadt. It was built between 1838 and 1845 and named after Emperor Alexander I. In 1899–1917, the fort housed a research laboratory on plague and other bacterial diseases. Composite of 3 images taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/11). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, NIK HDR Efex Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

I was not able to visit the Fortress that day because of another “government function” taking place at the fort — but all I saw were a couple of fisherman.

Fort Alexander is a naval fortress on an artificial island in the Gulf of Finland near Kronstadt. Composite of 3 images taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/11). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, NIK HDR Efex Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Fort Alexander is a naval fortress on an artificial island in the Gulf of Finland near Kronstadt. Composite of 3 images taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/11). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, NIK HDR Efex Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (26-July-2008) — Colorado

Summer Nature in Colorado. Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge.

Duckling Nursery in a Marsh at Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge located in North Central Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec).

Duckling Nursery in a Marsh at Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge located in North Central Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Duckling Nursery in a Marsh at Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge located in North Central Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (23-July-2014) — Baltic Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 53: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At Sea.

Communication/Navigation Tower at Sunset on Gogland (Hogland, Гогланд)  Island in the Baltic Sea/Gulf of Finland from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 120 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic and Photoshop CC.

Communication/Navigation Tower at Sunset on Gogland (Hogland, Гогланд;)  Island in the Baltic Sea/Gulf of Finland from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 120 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Communication/Navigation Tower at Sunset on Gogland (Hogland, Гогланд;)  Island in the Baltic Sea/Gulf of Finland from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 120 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Communication/Navigation Tower at Sunset on Gogland (Hogland, Гогланд;)  Island in the Baltic Sea/Gulf of Finland from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 120 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Cropped View: Communication/Navigation Tower at Sunset on Gogland (Hogland, Гогланд;)  Island in the Baltic Sea/Gulf of Finland from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 120 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Thursday (17-July-2014) — Norway

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 47: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Bergen, Norway.

Wet Rose and Bench in Bergen.  Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, Define 2, and Photoshop CC 2014. Black & White and one color.

Wet Rose and Bench in Bergen.  Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, Define 2, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Wet Rose and Bench in Bergen. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, Define 2, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (15-July-2014) — At Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 45: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At Sea.

Stroma Island Lighthouse off the North Coast of Scotland from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Stroma Island Lighthouse off the North Coast of Scotland from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Stroma Island Lighthouse off the North Coast of Scotland from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)