Friday (25-July-2014) — Russia

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 55: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Rostral Column in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 12 mm, f/16, 1/180 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Rostal Column in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 12 mm, f/16, 1/180 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Rostal Column in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 12 mm, f/16, 1/180 sec). (David J Mathre)

One Year Ago (05-June-2013) — Russia

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 40: St. Petersburg, Russia.

Sunglass reflections while departing Saint Petersburg, Russia on the MV Explorer. Images taken with a Nikon 1 V2 Camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens.

Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 Camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 80 mm, f/7, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 Camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 80 mm, f/7, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 Camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 105 mm, f/5, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)
Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 Camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 105 mm, f/5, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)
Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 Camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 310 mm, f/8, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Departing Saint Petersburg, Russia on the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 Camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 310 mm, f/8, 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)