One-Year Ago (13-July-2014) — Ireland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 43: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Dublin, Ireland.

Mary Statue keeping Snakes out of Ireland at the Alexandra Road Entrance to the Port of Dublin. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC.

Description near the statue: “O Mary Conceived Without Sin Pray For Us That Have Recourse To Thee” This Statue was Erected the Marian Year 1954 By the Workers of Alexandra Road and Their Friends. In Honour of the Blessed Lady.

Mary Statue at the Alexandra Road Entrance to the Port of Dublin. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Mary Statue at the Alexandra Road Entrance to the Port of Dublin. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Thursday (10-July-2014) — Ireland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 40: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Dublin, Ireland.

Sunset over the Port of Dublin from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Composite of 3 images taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 12 mm, f/16). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Nik HDR Efex Pro, Nik Define, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Sunset over the Port of Dublin from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Voyage. Composite of 3 images taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 12 mm, f/16). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Nik HDR Efex Pro, Nik Define, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Sunset over the Port of Dublin from the Deck of the MV Explorer. (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)

One-Year Ago (26-April-2013) — Spain

Gone to See Europe and North Africa. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop IV with Michael Mariant. Day 0: Barcelona, Spain.

Port of Barcelona container shipping dock in the mist at night. From the deck of the deck of the MV Explorer while departing Barcelona. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 18.5 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 2500, 18.5 mm, f/1.8, 1/60 sec). Image converted to B&W with Capture One Pro 7. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage.

Port of Barcelona Container Shipping Dock at Night. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 and 18.5 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 2500, 18.5 mm, f/1.8, 1/60 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage/ (David J Mathre)
Port of Barcelona Container Shipping Dock at Night. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 18.5 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 2500, 18.5 mm, f/1.8, 1/60 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage/ (David J Mathre)

Sunday (16-June-2013) — England

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 51: Southampton, England.

Queen Elizabeth (Cunard Lines) Docking in Southampton, England. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/200 sec). In camera B&W.

Early in the morning I saw a large cruise ship all lit up from the window in my cabin. The ship passed us relatively quickly. Once we arrived in Southampton we saw that the large ship that passed us was the Queen Elizabeth.

Queen Elizabeth (Cunard Lines) Docking in Southampton, England. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/200 sec). In camera B&W. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J. Mathre)
Queen Elizabeth (Cunard Lines) Docking in Southampton, England. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/200 sec). In camera B&W. (David J. Mathre)