Two-Years Ago (30-December-2014) — South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Gone to See Antarctica 2014/2015. Hurtigruten Christmas Voyage on the MS Fram. Day 15: Half Moon Island, South Shetland Islands.

Rock Pile on the Beach with the Hurtigruten MS Fram in the Background. Half Moon Island in the South Shetland Islands (North of the Antarctic Peninsula). Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 35 mm, f/16, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Rock Pile on the Beach on Half Moon Island with the Hurtigruten MS Fram in the Background. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 35 mm, f/16, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Rock Pile on the Beach on Half Moon Island with the Hurtigruten MS Fram in the Background. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 35 mm, f/16, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (20-December-2014) — South Atlantic Ocean

Gone to See Antarctica 2014/2015. Hurtigruten Christmas Voyage on the MS Fram. Day 5: At Sea.

Cape Petrel in Flight. From the Deck of the Hurtigruten MS Fram in the South Atlantic Ocean. These birds flew along the ship during most of the voyage. This image was taken before the shutter on my Nikon Df camera died. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Cape Petrel in Flight from the Deck of the MS Fram. These birds flew along the ship during most of the voyage. This image was taken before the shutter on my Nikon Df died (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Cape Petrel in Flight from the Deck of the MS Fram. These birds flew along the ship during most of the voyage. This image was taken before the shutter on my Nikon Df died (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (27-November-2014) — Florida

Gone to See Florida 2014. Day 3: St. Petersburg & Fort De Soto Park.

Sunshine Skyway at Sunrise on Thanksgiving from Fort De Soto Park. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-55 mm lens (ISO 400, 56 mm, f/11, 1/640 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Google Efex Viiveza 2, and Photoshop CC 2104.

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Sunshine Skyway at Sunrise on Thanksgiving from Fort De Soto Park in St. Petersburg, Florida. (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (26-November-2011) — Pennsylvania

Autumn Nature in Pennsylvania & New Jersey.

Colorful dawn from the Lambertville – New Hope bridge over the Delaware River. View from the bridge looking  east toward New Jersey. Back when I still worked at the Merck  facility in West Point Pennsylvania I crossed this bridge every morning very early trying to avoid traffic on Route 206. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 14 mm, f/16). HDR composite from 5 images using Nik HDR Efex Pro.

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Dawn from the Lambertville – New Hope Bridge over the Delaware River. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 14 mm, f/16). HDR composite from 5 images using Nik HDR Efex Pro.. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (24-November-2015) — Cuba

Gone to See Cuba 2011 People to People Cultural Exchange. Day 6 of a Street Photography Workshop led by Steve Simon.

Glad I went when I did. Waves Crashing Into the Seawall Along the Malecón. Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta and the Havana Harbor Lighthouse in the Distance. Eventually, waves will wash down anything…

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Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/10, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)


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