Thursday (03-July-2014) — At Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 33: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At. Sea.

Sunrise on the Bay of Biscay 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/8, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC.

Sunrise on the Bay of Biscay from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/8, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise on the Bay of Biscay 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/8, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Friday (27-June-2014) — Spain

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 27: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Bilabao, Spain.

Maman the Spider at the Guggenheim in Bilbao, Spain. Selfie in the upper left corner

Maman Spider outside the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 8 mm Fisheye (ISO 200, 8 mm, f/?, 1/320 sec) (David J Mathre)
Maman Spider outside the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 8 mm Fisheye (ISO 200, 8 mm, f/?, 1/320 sec) (David J Mathre)

Monday (23-June-2014) — Portugal

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 23: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Lisbon, Portugal.

HMS Illustrious (Invincible-class Light Aircraft Carrier) Docked in Lisbon at Dawn. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 70 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. The ship is scheduled to be decommissioned later this year.

HMS Illustrious (Invincible-class Light Aircraft Carrier) Docked in Lisbon at Dawn. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 70 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
HMS Illustrious (Invincible-class Light Aircraft Carrier) Docked in Lisbon at Dawn. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 70 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (10-June-2013) — Denmark

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 45: Copenhagen, Denmark.

Ship Tie-down in Copenhagen, Denmark. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec). In camera conversion to B&W.

Ship Tie-down in Copenhagen, Denmark. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec). In camera conversion to B&W. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)
Ship Tie-down in Copenhagen, Denmark. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec). In camera conversion to B&W. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)

One Year Ago (05-June-2013) — Russia

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 40: St. Petersburg, Russia.

Sunglass reflections while departing Saint Petersburg, Russia on the MV Explorer. Images taken with a Nikon 1 V2 Camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens.

Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 Camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 80 mm, f/7, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 Camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 80 mm, f/7, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 Camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 105 mm, f/5, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)
Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 Camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 105 mm, f/5, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)
Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 Camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 310 mm, f/8, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 Camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 310 mm, f/8, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)