Category: Photo Techniques

Tuesday (09-February-2016) — Vietnam

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 35: Approaching Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Sunrise through an orange haze over the East Vietnam Sea while approaching Vietnam.

Sun rising through an orange haze over the East Vietnam Sea from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/11, 1/125 sec) (David J Mathre)
Sun rising through an orange haze over the East Vietnam Sea from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/11, 1/125 sec) (David J Mathre)
Brealfast Club members celebrating sunrise, through an orange haze over the East Vietnam Sea from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec) (David J Mathre)
Brealfast Club members celebrating sunrise, through an orange haze over the East Vietnam Sea from the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec) (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (06-February-2014) — Florida

Gone to See America. February 2014 Florida Road Trip. Day 6: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Alligator Crossing Biolab Road at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. I stayed in the car while taking images. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Alligator Crossing Biolab Road at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Alligator Crossing Biolab Road at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (05-February-2014) — Florida

Gone to See America. February 2014 Florida Road Trip. Day 5: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Tricolored Heron on a Branch. Along Biolab Road at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec).

Tricolored Heron on a Branch. Along Biolab Road at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Tricolored Heron on a Branch. Along Biolab Road at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/4 lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (05-February-2013) – Norway

Gone to See Norway 2013 Chasing the Northern Lights. Day 8: Hurtigruten MS Nordkapp Norwegian Coastal Voyage Northbound (Øksfjord to Berlevåg).

Field Trip to North Cape, (inaccurately) claimed to be the northern most point in Europe. Looking north beyond the monument and underground visitor center is where the Norwegian Sea meets the Barents Sea. Image taken with a cell phone (the best camera is the one with you that works).

North Cape Monument. Northern most point in Norway. Image taken with a Nokia Lumia 900 cell phone. Image processed with Picasa and Google After Efects. (Picasa)
North Cape Monument. Northern most point in Norway. Image taken with a Nokia Lumia 900 cell phone. Image processed with Picasa and Google After Efects. (Picasa)

Two-Years Ago (04-February-2014) — New Jersey

Gone to See America. February 2014 Florida Road Trip. Day 4: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Finished and Success — Great Egret Swallowed the Whole Fish, Now in its Neck. Biolab Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 220, 600 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec).

Finished and Success -- Great Egret Swallowed the Whole Fish, Now in its Neck. Biolab Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 220, 600 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Finished and Success — Great Egret Swallowed the Whole Fish, Now in its Neck. Biolab Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 220, 600 mm, f/4, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)