Thursday Ago (24-July-2014) — At Sea. 

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 54: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Gulf of Finland.

Ship Passing Under Electric Blue Noctilucent Clouds on the Gulf of Finland. Early morning from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/1.4, 1 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Nik Define, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Noctilucent Clouds over the Gulf of Finland. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/1.4, 1 sec). (David J Mathre)
Noctilucent Clouds over the Gulf of Finland. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/1.4, 1 sec). (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (23-July-2014) — Baltic Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 53: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At Sea.

Communication/Navigation Tower at Sunset on Gogland (Hogland, Гогланд)  Island in the Baltic Sea/Gulf of Finland from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 120 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic and Photoshop CC.

Communication/Navigation Tower at Sunset on Gogland (Hogland, Гогланд;)  Island in the Baltic Sea/Gulf of Finland from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 120 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Communication/Navigation Tower at Sunset on Gogland (Hogland, Гогланд;)  Island in the Baltic Sea/Gulf of Finland from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 120 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Communication/Navigation Tower at Sunset on Gogland (Hogland, Гогланд;)  Island in the Baltic Sea/Gulf of Finland from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 120 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Cropped View: Communication/Navigation Tower at Sunset on Gogland (Hogland, Гогланд;)  Island in the Baltic Sea/Gulf of Finland from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 120 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

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Friday (18-July-2014) — At Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 48: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At Sea.

Eendracht — Holland’s Largest Three Mast Schooner. Tall Ship Sailing from Fredrikstad to Bergen. Viewed from the MV Explorer while crossing the North Sea. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Eendracht -- Holland's Largest Three Mast Schooner. Tall Ship Sailing from Fredrikstad to Bergen. Viewed from the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Eendracht — Holland’s Largest Three Mast Schooner. Tall Ship Sailing from Fredrikstad to Bergen. Viewed from the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (15-July-2014) — At Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 45: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At Sea.

Stroma Island Lighthouse off the North Coast of Scotland from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Stroma Island Lighthouse off the North Coast of Scotland from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Stroma Island Lighthouse off the North Coast of Scotland from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

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Wednesday (09-July-2014) — Ireland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 39: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Dublin, Ireland.

Dublin Port Operations. The P&O lines European Endeavour, a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) cargo ship being loaded at the Alexandra Quay. Notice the six tankers of Guinness waiting to be loaded and shipped to Europe. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/16, 1/1600 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Define, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Dublin Port Operations. (David J Mathre)
Dublin Port Operations. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/16, 1/1600 sec). (David J Mathre)