One-Year Ago (01-January-2015) — Antarctica

Gone to See Antarctica 2014/2015. Hurtigruten Christmas Voyage on the MS Fram. Day 17: Antarctic Peninsula.

Stairway Barely Out of the Snow at Brown Station (Estación Científica Almirante Brown) in Antarctica. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/16, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2015.

Stairway Barely Out of the Snow at Brown Station (Estación Científica Almirante Brown) in Antarctica. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/16, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2015. (David J Mathre)
Stairway Barely Out of the Snow at Brown Station (Estación Científica Almirante Brown) in Antarctica. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/16, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (30-December-2014) — South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Gone to See Antarctica 2014/2015. Hurtigruten Christmas Voyage on the MS Fram. Day 15: South Shetland Islands.

Old wooden boat stuck in the snow on Half Moon Island in the South Shetland Islands (north of the Antarctic Peninsula). Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/16, 1/100 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Old Wooden Boat Stuck in the Snow on Half Moon Island in the South Shetland Islands (North of the Antarctic Peninsula). Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/16, 1/100 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014 (David J Mathre)
Old Wooden Boat Stuck in the Snow on Half Moon Island in the South Shetland Islands  Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 100, 56 mm, f/16, 1/100 sec).  (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (07-November-2012) — New Jersey

Hurricane Sandy Aftermath: Day 9.

It had been several days post Hurricane Sandy. Many folks were still without power, but PSE&G and the tree folks were in the neighborhood working. I ran out of propane in my RV for the generator, and the local place where I would have gone to have it refilled didn’t have power. The same was true with the local the gas stations — so I couldn’t refill the car with gas or the RV with diesel. At the end of the day it started snowing, and the power went out again.  I got my sleeping bag out and pretended I was camping in my house.


Friday (20-March-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey.

First day of spring and it snowed. Composite of 6 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 32 mm lens (ISO 400, 32 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Autopano Giga, Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

First Day of Spring 2015. Composite of 6 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 32 mm lens (ISO 400, 32 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Autopano Giga, Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
First Day of Spring 2015. Composite of 6 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 32 mm lens (ISO 400, 32 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Autopano Giga, Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (15-March-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2014 – Winter Photography Workshop. Day 7: Golden Circle.

Snow, slush, and ice-covered stairway at Thingvellir (Þingvellir) National Park in Iceland. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/5.6, 1/240 sec).

Snow, Slush, and Ice Covered Stairway at Thingvellir (Þingvellir) National Park in Iceland. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/5.6, 1/240 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro. (David J Mathre)
Snow, Slush, and Ice Covered Stairway at Thingvellir (Þingvellir) National Park in Iceland. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 23 mm, f/5.6, 1/240 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro. (David J Mathre)