Two-Years Ago (05-August-2014) — Baltic Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 66: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Baltic Sea.

Summer Baltic Sea Rain Clouds at Dawn.  From the deck of the MV Explorer at 04:30. Composite of 13 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 32 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 1600, 32 mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec). Raw images processed with Lightroom, Autopano Giga Pro, Capture One, Define, Perfect Resize, and Photoshop CC.

Summer Baltic Sea Rain Clouds at Dawn from the MV Explorer. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Voyage. Composite of 13 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 32 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 1600, 32 mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec). Raw images processed with Lightroom, Autopano Giga Pro, Capture One, Define, Perfect Resize, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Summer Baltic Sea Rain Clouds at Dawn from the MV Explorer. Composite of 13 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 32 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 1600, 32 mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec).  (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (04-August-2014) — Sweden

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 65: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Stockholm Archipelago.

Blowing in the Wind – Departing Stockholm on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/640 sec

Blowing in the Wind - Departing Stockholm on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/640 sec (David J Mathre)
Blowing in the Wind – Departing Stockholm on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/640 sec (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (04-August-2014) — Sweden

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 65: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Stockholm Archipelago.

Departing Stockholm on the MV Explorer. Time-lapse Video with the Semester at Sea Alma Mater “Off to Sea — The World” by John M Rosenberg.

Two-Years Ago (24-July-2014) — Baltic Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 54: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Baltic Sea on the way to St. Petersburg, Russia.

Ship Passing Under Electric Noctilucent Clouds (NLC’s) on the Baltic Sea from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/1.4, 1 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Nik Define, and Photoshop CC 2014.

For more information about NLC’s and their relationship to meteor dust check out  meteorsmoke

Ship Passing Under Electric Noctilucent Clouds on the Baltic Sea from the Deck of the MV/Explorer. Image taken 2 months ago today with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/1.4, 1 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Nik Define, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Ship Passing Under Electric Noctilucent Clouds on the Baltic Sea from the Deck of the MV Explorer. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (13-July-2014) – At Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 43: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Irish Sea.

Sun Angel. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Silver Efex Pro, and Photoshop CC.

Sun Angel - Irish Sea. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Silver Efex Pro, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Sun Angel – Irish Sea. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Silver Efex Pro, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)