Five-Years Ago (14-May-2011) – Belize

Gone to See Central America and the Panama Canal. Semester at Sea Spring 2011 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop II with Michael Mariant. Day 18: Belize.

Being stared down by a green kingfisher. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 720, 300 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec)

Being Stared Down by a Green Kingfisher in Belize. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 7200, 300 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec) (David J Mathre)
Being Stared Down by a Green Kingfisher in Belize. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 720, 300 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec) (David J Mathre)

Saturday (09-April-2016) — Morocco

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 95: Field Trip to Fes.

Interesting Glass Insulators Holding the Power Lines. Early evening on a bus traveling on the highway from Fes to Casablanca, Morocco. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm OS lens (ISO 400, 116 mm, f/4.2, 1/1000 sec).

Interesting Glass Insulators Holding the Power Lines. Early evening on a bus traveling on the highway from Fes to Casablanca, Morocco. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm OS lens (ISO 400, 116 mm, f/4.2, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Interesting Glass Insulators Holding the Power Lines. Early evening on a bus traveling on the highway from Fes to Casablanca, Morocco. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm OS lens (ISO 400, 116 mm, f/4.2, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (20-March-2016) — South Africa

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 75: Cape Town, South Africa.

Lunch stop on our field trip to Seal Island and Boulders Beach. Hout Bay Overlook. Western Cape, South Africa. Composite of 13 images taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and AutoPano Giga Pro.

Hout Bay Overlook. Western Cape, South Africa. Composite of 13 image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Hout Bay Overlook. Western Cape, South Africa. Composite of 13 images taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (20-March-2016) — South Africa

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 75: Cape Town, South Africa.

Green Harbor Light – Departing Cape Town, South Africa at Night. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 3200, 23 mm, f/2, 1/60 sec).

 Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (David J Mathre)
Green Harbor Light – Departing Cape Town, South Africa at Night. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 3200, 23 mm, f/2, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (20-March-2016) — South Africa

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 75: Cape Town, South Africa.

African Penguins at Boulders Beach near Simon’s Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. I think there are more people on the observation platform in the distance than penguins on the beach. Composite of 4 images taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/13, 1/250 sec).

African Penguins at Boulders Beach near Simon's Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Composite of 4 images taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/13, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
African Penguins at Boulders Beach near Simon’s Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Composite of 4 images taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/13, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)