Sunday (08-June-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 8: Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Reykjavik, Iceland.

Garðskagaviti (The Lighthouse on Garðskagi). The old and new Lighthouse and Weather Station on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 45 mm PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/32, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Garðskagaviti Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 45 mm PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/32, 1/30 sec). (David J Mathre)
Garðskagaviti (The Lighthouse on Garðskagi) Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 45 mm PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/32, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Thursday (05-June-2014) — Shetland Islands

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 5: Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Puffin Posing near the Lerwick Lighthouse. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera, 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens, and TCE 20 teleconverter (ISO 400, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus, and Photoshop CC.

Puffin Posing. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 lens and 2.0 teleconverter (ISO 400, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Puffin Posing. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 lens and 2.0 teleconverter (ISO 400, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (03-June-2013) — Russia

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 38: St. Petersburg, Russia.

Lone Fisherman Early in the Morning Outside the Port in St. Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 150 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec).

Lone Fisherman Early in the Morning Outside the Port in St. Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 150 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)
Lone Fisherman Early in the Morning Outside the Port in St. Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 150 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (19-May-2012) — New Jersey

Springtime in New Jersey. Sourland Mountain Preserve.

I had gone for a walkabout at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. There was a family of Canada Geese swimming in the pond near the parking lot. After trying a number of different angles, I finally managed to catch them in formation. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V1 + FT1 adapter + 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). FOV = 540 mm with a 35 mm sensor.

Two Canadian Geese + Seven Goslings. Sourland Mountain Preserve in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V1 + FT1 adapter + 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). FOV = 540 mm with a 35 mm sensor. (David J Mathre)
Two Canadian Geese + Seven Goslings. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V1 + FT1 adapter + 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (18-May-2014) — Texas

South Texas Birding Photo Safari with Jason Odell Day 3.

Silhouette of a Windmill at Dawn on a Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 560, 300 mm, f/9, 1/1250 sec).

Silhouette of a Windmill at Dawn on a Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 560, 300 mm, f/9, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Silhouette of a Windmill at Dawn on a Ranch in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 560, 300 mm, f/9, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)