Category: Nature

Views of nature and the natural world. Plants, animals, and wildlife from around the world.

Monday (09-June-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 9: Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Isafjordur, Iceland.

Arctic Tern Ready to Attack. We were on a bird watching Field Trip in Isafjordur (Ísafjörður) and apparently got too close to the Arctic Tern’s nest.  They would dive bomb and try to peck your head. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/2500 sec). Raw image processes with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Arctic Tern Ready to Attack in Isafjordur, Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/2500 sec). Raw image processes with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Arctic Tern Ready to Attack in Isafjordur, Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/2500 sec). Raw image processes with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

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)

Four-Years Ago (06-June-2010) — Curacao

Gone to See the Caribbean Islands. Semester at Sea Spring 2010 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Day 11: Willemstad, Curacao.

Magnificent Frigatebird over Willemstad, Curacao. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 450, 165 mm, f/10, 1/800 sec)

Magnificent Frigatebird over Willemstad, Curacao. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 450, 165 mm, f/10, 1/800 sec) (David J Mathre)
Magnificent Frigatebird over Willemstad, Curacao. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 450, 165 mm, f/10, 1/800 sec) (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)

Four-Years Ago (05-June-2010) — Bonaire

Gone to See the Caribbean Islands. Semester at Sea Spring 2010 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Day 10: Kralendijk, Bonaire.

Brown Pelican preening and scratching in Kralendijk Bonaire. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens.

Brown Pelican Preening in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Brown Pelican Preening in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Brown Pelican With an Itch in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 250 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Brown Pelican With an Itch in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 250 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Brown Pelican Preening in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 240 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Brown Pelican Preening in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 240 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)