Friday (13-June-2014) — Northern Ireland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 13: Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Tree Covered Collin Road in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Composite of 3 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 56 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 200, 56 mm, f/5.6). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, NIK HDR Efex Pro (end of the road), and Photoshop CC 2014.

Tree Covered Collin Road in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. (David J Mathre)
Tree Covered Collin Road in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. (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)

Monday (09-June-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 9: Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Isafjordur, Iceland.

Arctic Tern Ready to Attack. We were on a bird watching Field Trip in Isafjordur (Ísafjörður) and apparently got too close to the Arctic Tern’s nest.  They would dive bomb and try to peck your head. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/2500 sec). Raw image processes with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Arctic Tern Ready to Attack in Isafjordur, Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/2500 sec). Raw image processes with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Arctic Tern Ready to Attack in Isafjordur, Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/2500 sec). Raw image processes with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (07-June-2013) — Sweden

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 42: Stockholm, Sweden.

Royal Guard Sleepy on Duty. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 100 mm, f/5.6, 1/500). Processed with Capture One Pro 7 and NIK Silver Efex Pro 2.

Sleepy on Saturday. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 100 mm, f/5.6, 1/500). Processed with Capture One Pro 7 and NIK Silver Efex Pro 2. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)
Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 100 mm, f/5.6, 1/500). Processed with Capture One Pro 7 and NIK Silver Efex Pro 2. (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (06-June-2010) — Curacao

Gone to See the Caribbean Islands. Semester at Sea Spring 2010 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Day 11: Willemstad, Curacao.

Magnificent Frigatebird over Willemstad, Curacao. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 450, 165 mm, f/10, 1/800 sec)

Magnificent Frigatebird over Willemstad, Curacao. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 450, 165 mm, f/10, 1/800 sec) (David J Mathre)
Magnificent Frigatebird over Willemstad, Curacao. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 450, 165 mm, f/10, 1/800 sec) (David J Mathre)