David's Images of the Day Photoblog
Lisbon Sunset from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/2.8). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC.
After a Long Night of Dancing and Drinking. Customers Departing the LUX Night Club Just Before 6 AM on a Friday Morning. Viewed from the deck of the Semester at Sea MV Explorer docked right next to the night club in Lisbon, Portugal. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 116 mm, f/4, 1/15 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Define 2, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.
Sleeping in the LUX Night Club Vestibule (6:30 AM on a Wednesday Morning). From the deck of the Semester at Sea MV Explorer docked just across from the night club in Lisbon, Portugal. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/4, 1/25 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Define 2, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.
The Semester at Sea MV Explorer was docked in Lisbon, but we were not allowed off the ship since it was a classroom day. These images were taken early in the morning from the deck of the ship. We were docked right next to the Lux nightclub where there was loud music all night, and it didn’t close until nearly 06:00. By the music was loud, I could hear and feel the rhythmic thump, thump, thump in my cabin all night. When I got out on deck to capture the sunrise I saw a long line of taxis waiting to take the night club folks home (many staggering and not able to stand up). At breakfast, the Semester at Sea shipboard administration folks were concerned what would happen when the students were allowed off the ship with a night club this close. The chatter on the ship was women (appropriately dressed with a short skirt) could get into the Lux for free, but men had to pay a 200 EU service charge.
We were still at sea while the sun rose over the Atlantic Ocean. The ship arrived in Lisbon, Portugal a bit after noon. As this was still a class day, we were not allowed off the ship after we docked. There were some amazing clouds over Lisbon that afternoon and evening. Individual images can be viewed here.