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 (05-June-2010) — Bonaire

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 10: Kralendijk, Bonaire.

Brown Pelican preening and scratching in Kralendijk Bonaire. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens.

Brown Pelican Preening in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Brown Pelican Preening in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Brown Pelican With an Itch in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 250 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Brown Pelican With an Itch in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 250 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Brown Pelican Preening in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 240 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Brown Pelican Preening in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 240 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (03-June-2013) — Russia

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 38: St. Petersburg, Russia.

Display case at a shop in the St. Petersburg to Moscow Train Station. Note that this was after going through security and a metal detector. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec).

Display Case in the St. Petersburg to Moscow Train Station. (David J. Mathre)
Display Case in the St. Petersburg to Moscow Train Station. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec). (David J. Mathre)

One-Year Ago (03-June-2013) — Russia

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 38: St. Petersburg, Russia.

Lone Fisherman Early in the Morning Outside the Port in St. Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 150 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec).

Lone Fisherman Early in the Morning Outside the Port in St. Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 150 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)
Lone Fisherman Early in the Morning Outside the Port in St. Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 150 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (03-June-2010) — Trinidad

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 8: Port of Spain, Trinidad.

Blue Crowned Motmot at a Feeder. Asa Wright Nature Center, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2010 Enrichment Voyage.

Blue Crowned Motmot at a Feeder. Asa Wright Nature Center, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2010 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)
Blue Crowned Motmot at a Feeder. Asa Wright Nature Center, Port of Spain, Trinidad. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2010 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)