Category: Seascape

Views of the oceans and seas

Two-Years Ago (22-May-2013) — Ireland

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop IV with Michael Mariant. Day 26: Dublin, Ireland.

Morning View of the North Bull Lighthouse at the Entrance to Dublin Harbor With the Bailey Lighthouse at Howth in the Distance. Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 6 camera (ISO 100, 17.7 mm, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec).

Morning View of the North Bull Lighthouse at the Entrance to Dublin Harbor With the Bailey Lighthouse at Howth iin the Distance. Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 6 camera (ISO 100, 17.7 mm, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec). (David J Mathre)
Morning View of the North Bull Lighthouse at the Entrance to Dublin Harbor With the Bailey Lighthouse at Howth iin the Distance. Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 6 camera (ISO 100, 17.7 mm, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec). (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (29-April-2011) — Mexico

Gone to See Central America and the Panama Canal. Semester at Sea Spring 2011 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop II with Michael Mariant. Day 3: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

Fisherman at Sunrise while at Anchor off Cabo San Lucas Mexico. Series of 12 images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, (levels normalized -1.33 EV for exposure, cropped), Nik Define 2 (noise reduction), and converted to web with Photoshop CS5. Motion added by Google+ Auto Awesome

Five-Years Ago (14-April-2010) — California

Gone to See America 2010. Big Sur Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Day 0: Piedras Blancas Beach.

Herring Gull at Piedras Blancas Beach, Central California Coast. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 210 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec).

Herring Gull at Piedras Blancas Beach, Central California Coast. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 210 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Herring Gull at Piedras Blancas Beach, Central California Coast. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 210 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (13-March-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2014 – Winter Photography Workshop. Day 5: South East Coast.

Alien Green Turtle coming ashore on a black sand beach near Jökulsárlón lagoon in Southeast Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 24 mm f/1.4G lens + Singh-Ray 10 stop neutral density filter (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 13 sec).

Alien Green Turtle Coming Ashore on a Black Sand Beach near Jökulsárlón Lagoon in Southeast Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 24 mm f/1.4G lens + Singh-Ray 10 stop neutral density filter (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 13 sec). (David J Mathre)
Alien Green Turtle Coming Ashore on a Black Sand Beach near Jökulsárlón Lagoon in Southeast Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 24 mm f/1.4G lens + Singh-Ray 10 stop neutral density filter (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 13 sec). (David J Mathre)

I am not providing the names of the Photo Workshop/Safari guides for this tour since they didn’t wake their clients up the night before for a display of Northern Lights. They were very proud to show us the images that they took…

One-Year Ago (05-February-2014) — Florida

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

Cormorant drying its wings after diving for fish. Biolab Road in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 720, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro.

Cormorant Showing Off. Biolab Road in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 720, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 7. (David J Mathre)
Cormorant Showing Off. Biolab Road in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 720, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec).  (David J Mathre)