Thursday (19-June-2014) — Atlantic Ocean At Sea. 

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 19: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Approaching Lisbon, Portugal.

Atlantic Ocean Sunrise from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC.

Sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)

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)

Sunday (08-June-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 8: Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Reykjavik, Iceland.

Garðskagaviti (The Lighthouse on Garðskagi). The old and new Lighthouse and Weather Station on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 45 mm PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/32, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Garðskagaviti Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 45 mm PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/32, 1/30 sec). (David J Mathre)
Garðskagaviti (The Lighthouse on Garðskagi) Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 45 mm PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/32, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)