Category: Travel

Travels around the world

Four-Years Ago (19-October-2012) — New Mexico

Gone to See America 2012 Road Trip. Nikonians Annual Photography Adventure Trip. Day 6: White Sands National Monument.

Dawn in the Desert. White Sands National Monument. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 7.

Dawn in the Desert. White Sands National Monument. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 7. (David J Mathre)
Dawn in the Desert. White Sands National Monument. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 7. (David J Mathre)

Eight-Years Ago (06-October-2008) — California

Gone to See America October 2008 Road Trip. Eighth Annual Nikonian Photography Adventure Trip. Day 2: Bodie State Historic Park.

Schoolmarm hat through a window at the schoolhouse. The hat was still there two years later.

School Marm's Hat. Bodie State Park in California. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 200 mm f/2 lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/4, 1/320). (David J Mathre)
Schoolmarm’s Hat. Bodie State Park in California. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 200 mm f/2 lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/4, 1/320). (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (23-September-2012) — Spain

Gone to see Europe. Semester at Sea. Fall 2012 Semester Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 31: Bullfighting Match in Seville.

I was hiding behind the lens when I took this picture because I didn’t want to watch.  Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 400, 122 mm, f/5.6, 1/1500 sec). In the end, all three bulls died.

Bullfight at the Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 122 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Bullfight at the Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 122 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (16-September-2012) — At Sea, English Channel

Gone to see Europe. Semester at Sea. Fall 2012 Semester Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 24: At Sea, English Channel.

Northern Gannet in Flight. Viewed from deck 7 of the MV Explorer transiting the English Channel. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec).

Northern Gannet in Flight From Deck 7 of the M/V Explorer Traveling in the English Channel. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Northern Gannet in Flight From Deck 7 of the MV Explorer in the English Channel. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (31-August-2012) — Ireland

Gone to see Europe. Semester at Sea. Fall 2012 Semester Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 09: Arrive and Depart Galway, Ireland.

It’s September tomorrow. What else can I say…

View from the bus traveling between Galway and the Cliffs of Moher. Lisdoonvarna - Home of the Famous Matchmaking Festival. Image taken with a Nikon 1V1 camera and 10-100 mm lens. (David J Mathre)
View from the bus traveling between Galway and the Cliffs of Moher. Lisdoonvarna – Home of the Famous Matchmaking Festival. Image taken with a Nikon 1V1 camera and 10-100 mm lens. (David J Mathre)