One-Year Ago (05-August-2014) — At Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 66: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Baltic Sea.

Summer Baltic Dawn Panorama from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Voyage. Composite of 32 images taken with a Nikon Df camera and 24 mm f/3.5 PC-E lens (ISO 1600, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/60 sec). Raw images processed with Lightroom, Autopano Giga Pro, Capture One, Define, and Photoshop CC.

Summer Baltic Dawn Panorama from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Composite of 32 images taken with a Nikon Df camera and 24 mm f/3.5 PC-E lens (ISO 1600, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/60 sec). Raw images processed with Lightroom, Autopano Giga Pro, Capture One, Define, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Summer Baltic Dawn Panorama from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Composite of 32 images taken with a Nikon Df camera and 24 mm f/3.5 PC-E lens (ISO 1600, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/60 sec). Raw images processed with Lightroom, Autopano Giga Pro, Capture One, Define, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (05-August-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 7: Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði) Along the South East Coast.

Portrait of a Puffin with its beak full after a successful morning fishing trip. Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði) a private nature preserve on an isolated headland  half way between Skaftafell in Vatnajokull National Park and Jökulsárlón ice lagoon. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 360, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec).

Portrait of a Puffin with its Beak Full After a Successful Morning Fishing Trip. Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði) a private nature preserve on an isolated headland on the coast half way between Skaftafell in Vatnajokull National Park and Jökulsárlón ice lagoon in Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 360, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). Nikonians Academy Iceland Photo Workshop. (David J Mathre)
Portrait of a Puffin with its Beak Full After a Successful Morning Fishing Trip. Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði) a private nature preserve on an isolated headland on the coast half way between Skaftafell in Vatnajokull National Park and Jökulsárlón ice lagoon in Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 360, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). Nikonians Academy Iceland Photo Workshop. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (05-August-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 7: Cape Ingolfshofdi (ingólfshöfði) Along the South East Coast.

Puffin on a Rock After a Successful Morning Fishing Trip. Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði) a private nature preserve on an isolated headland on the coast halfway between Skaftafell in Vatnajokull National Park and Jökulsárlón ice lagoon in Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec).

Puffin on a Rock After a Successful Morning Fishing Trip. Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði) a private nature preserve on an isolated headland on the coast half way between Skaftafell in Vatnajokull National Park and Jökulsárlón ice lagoon in Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). Nikonians Academy Iceland Photo Workshop with Mike Hagen and Tim Vollmer (David J Mathre)
Puffin on a Rock After a Successful Morning Fishing Trip. Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði) a private nature preserve on an isolated headland on the coast half way between Skaftafell in Vatnajokull National Park and Jökulsárlón ice lagoon in Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). Nikonians Academy Iceland Photo Workshop with Mike Hagen and Tim Vollmer (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (04-August-2014) — Sweden

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 65: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Stockholm, Sweden.

After spending an in-port “classroom day” in Stockholm, the MV Explorer departed at 17:30. I set up a couple of cameras to record images for a time-lapse video for our passage through the Stockholm archipelago.  The music Semester at Sea Alma Mater “Off to Sea — The World”  is by the voyage resident musician John M. Rosenberg.

Two-Years Ago (04-August-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 6: Skaftafell National Park.

Sunburst Through a Rock Cairn Silhouette Overlooking a Glacier in Skaftafell National Park, Iceland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec).

Sunburst Through a Rock Cairn Silhouette Overlooking a Glacier in Skaftafell National Park, Iceland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec). (David J. Mathre)
Sunburst Through a Rock Cairn Silhouette Overlooking a Glacier in Skaftafell National Park, Iceland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec).  (David J. Mathre)