One-Year Ago (05-June-2014) — Shetland Islands

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 5: Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Puffin and Pink Flowers at the Lighthouse in Lerwick, Scotland. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 320, 300 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Puffin and Pink Flowers at the Lighthouse in Lerwick, Scotland. Gone to See Europe -- Semester at Sea Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Image taken with a Nikon Df Camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 320, 300 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Puffin and Pink Flowers at the Lighthouse in Lerwick, Shetland Islands. Image taken with a Nikon Df Camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 320, 300 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (31-May-2014) — Stockholm

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 0: Stockholm, Sweden.

Stern of the Vasa at the Museum in Stockholm. Composite of three images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 800, 12 mm, f/5.6, 1 sec). Raw image processed with AutoPano Giga Pro 4, Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. This was a difficult image to take even with a wide angle lens. The composite was processed with AutoPano Giga, Capture One was used to fix the perspective (keystone). Looking at where the waterline would be, it is not surprising that the ship sank on its maiden voyage. It is an amazing sight, and that it was preserved so well being underwater for over 300 years (from 1628 until 1961).

Stern of the Vasa at the Museum in Stockholm. Composite of three images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 800, 12 mm, f/5.6, 1 sec). Raw image processed with AutoPano Giga Pro 4, Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Stern of the Vasa at the Museum in Stockholm. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (31-May-2014) — Stockholm

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 0: Stockholm, Sweden.

Gone to See Europe – Stockholm, Sweden. Walkabout Near the Nobel Museum. And no it is not my twin — but everyone was laughing. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/11, 1/640 sec).

Doppelganger...Really, It is not me. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/11, 1/640 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Doppelganger…Really, It is not me. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/11, 1/640 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Friday (13-June-2014) — Northern Ireland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 13: Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Tree Covered Collin Road in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Composite of 3 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 56 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 200, 56 mm, f/5.6). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, NIK HDR Efex Pro (end of the road), and Photoshop CC 2014.

Tree Covered Collin Road in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. (David J Mathre)
Tree Covered Collin Road in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (10-June-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 10: Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Akureyri, Iceland.

Hoverfly on a Dandelion Flower.  Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 360, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Hoverfly on a Dandelion Flower in Isafjordur, Iceland. Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 360, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Hoverfly on a Dandelion Flower. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 360, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)