Category: Skyscape

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

One-Year Ago (18-June-2014) — At Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 18: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At Sea.

Two images for the day as we traveled south across the Atlantic ocean from England to Portugal. The first one the is of a crew member setting up outdoor tables for breakfast at sunrise. The second one is of two students on the deck watching the sun go down. Most of the day was spent in classes.

A crew member setting up outdoor tables for breakfast at sunrise. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
A crew member setting up outdoor tables for breakfast at sunrise. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Students watching the sun setting over the Atlantic Ocean. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Students watching the sun setting over the Atlantic Ocean. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (17-June-2014) — At Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 17: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At Sea.

Dawn and sunset while traveling from England to Portugal on the MV Explorer.

Pink clouds at dawn over the Atlantic Ocean from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Pink clouds at dawn over the Atlantic Ocean from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Silhouette of a student watching the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Silhouette of a student watching the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (12-June-2013) — Baltic Sea

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 47: At Sea and Kiel Canal, Germany.

Sunrise on the Baltic Sea from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8 and Nik Color Efex, and Photoshop CC.

Sunrise on the Baltic Sea from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8 and Nik Color Efex, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise on the Baltic Sea from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8 and Nik Color Efex, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (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 lighthouse on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Composite of 3 images taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/6.3). Raw image processed with NIK HDR Efex Pro, Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC.

Garðskagaviti (Lighthouse) (David J Mathre)
Garðskagaviti (The Lighthouse on Garðskagi). The old lighthouse on the Reykjanes Peninsula. (David J Mathre)

Sunday (07-June-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime in New Jersey.

Little-Planet view of my backyard and house on a clear day. The image is a  composite of 37 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Bower 8 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 8 mm, f/16, 1/30 sec). I used the Mindarin Astro http://orderastro.com/ to do the 360 degree rotation and control the camera. JPG images processed with AutoPano Giga Pro (Little Planet) and Photoshop CC. If you look close my Selfie Shadow is in the image.

Backyard Spring in New Jersey. Composite of 37 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Bower 8 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 8 mm, f/16, 1/30 sec). JPG images processed with AutoPano Giga Pro (Little Planet). If you look close my Selfie Shadow is in the image.