Category: Skyscape

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

Thursday (19-June-2014) — Atlantic Ocean At Sea. 

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 19: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Approaching Lisbon, Portugal.

Atlantic Ocean Sunrise from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC.

Sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)

Monday (09-June-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 9: Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Isafjordur, Iceland.

Arctic Tern Ready to Attack. We were on a bird watching Field Trip in Isafjordur (Ísafjörður) and apparently got too close to the Arctic Tern’s nest.  They would dive bomb and try to peck your head. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/2500 sec). Raw image processes with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Arctic Tern Ready to Attack in Isafjordur, Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/2500 sec). Raw image processes with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Arctic Tern Ready to Attack in Isafjordur, Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/2500 sec). Raw image processes with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Sunday (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 and new Lighthouse and Weather Station on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 45 mm PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/32, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Garðskagaviti Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 45 mm PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/32, 1/30 sec). (David J Mathre)
Garðskagaviti (The Lighthouse on Garðskagi) Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 45 mm PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/32, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (06-June-2010) — Curacao

Gone to See the Caribbean Islands. Semester at Sea Spring 2010 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Day 11: Willemstad, Curacao.

Magnificent Frigatebird over Willemstad, Curacao. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 450, 165 mm, f/10, 1/800 sec)

Magnificent Frigatebird over Willemstad, Curacao. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 450, 165 mm, f/10, 1/800 sec) (David J Mathre)
Magnificent Frigatebird over Willemstad, Curacao. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 450, 165 mm, f/10, 1/800 sec) (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (03-June-2013) — Russia

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 38: St. Petersburg, Russia.

Lone Fisherman Early in the Morning Outside the Port in St. Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 150 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec).

Lone Fisherman Early in the Morning Outside the Port in St. Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 150 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)
Lone Fisherman Early in the Morning Outside the Port in St. Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 150 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)