Category: Skyscape

Views of the sky. Sunrise, sunset, clouds, and weather

Monday (22-February-2016) — Burma (Myanmar)

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 48: Yangon, Burma (Myanmar).

Holding the moon with the Magician lurking behind. From the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey at dock in the port of Rangoon. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm VR lens (ISO 6400, 55 mm, f/5.6, 1/30 sec).

Viewing the Full Moon from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. Composite image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm VR lens (ISO 6400, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/30 sec) (David J Mathre)
Viewing the Full Moon from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. Composite image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm VR lens (ISO 6400, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/30 sec) (David J Mathre)

Saturday (20-February-2016) — Burma (Myanmar)

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 46: Bagan, Burma (Myanmar).

Dawn in Bagan waiting for a Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Boyer 8 mm fisheye lens (ISO 640, 8 mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec).

Dawn in Bagan Waiting for a Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Boyer 8 mm fisheye lens (ISO 640, 8 mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec). (David J Mathre)
Dawn in Bagan waiting for a Sunrise Hot Air Balloon Ride. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Boyer 8 mm fisheye lens (ISO 640, 8 mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec). (David J Mathre)

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 (05-February-2014) — Florida

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

Morning Osprey on Lookout at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 600 mm, f/8, 1/1250 sec).

Morning Osprey Lookout at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 600 mm, f/8, 1/1250 sec) (David J Mathre)
Morning Osprey Lookout at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 600 mm, f/8, 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)