Tag: Spring Semester Voyage

Five-Years Ago (27-February-2016) — India

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 53: Arrival in Cochin (Kochi) India.

Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey on the Laccadive Sea during the morning while approaching Kochi, India: Brahminy Kite, House Crow. My eBird Checklist.


Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey on the Laccadive Sea. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey in the evening while docked at the Cochin Port: Indian Cormorant. My eBird Checklist.

Indian Cormorant. (David J Mathre)
Three Indian Cormorants in flight viewed from the deck of the MV World Odyssey while docked at Port Cochin. Kochi (Cochin), India. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 195 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (24-February-2016) — Bay of Bengal

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 50: At Sea, Bay of Bengal.


Dawn and Sunrise over the Bay of Bengal. Breakfast Sunrise Club. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Food Art — Fruit and Vegetable Carving. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Sunset over the Bay of Bengal. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Moon rise over the Bay of Bengal. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.


Fritz (Faculity & Life Long Learner Bar. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Four-Years Ago (31-March-2016) — Ghana

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 86: Depart Tema, Ghana.

This was our last day in Ghana. Prior to departing the ships chef and cooks created an artistic display of carved fruits and vegetables. Rooky mistake on the images, I had the ISO cranked up to 6400 from my early morning Sunrise Breakfast Club photoshoot. As a result, the aperture was nearly wide open with a shutter speed of 1/4000 second. Significant noise reduction via Nik Define, and tonal adjustments via Nik Color Efex.

The Cooks display their creative food art. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35mm f/1.4 (ISO 6400, 35 mm, f/2.8, 1/4000 sec). (David J Mathre)
The Cooks display their creative food art. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35mm f/1.4 (ISO 6400, 35 mm, f/2.8, 1/4000 sec). (David J Mathre)
The Cooks display their creative food art. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35mm f/1.4 (ISO 6400, 35 mm, f/4, 1/4000 sec). (David J Mathre)
The Cooks display their creative food art. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35mm f/1.4 (ISO 6400, 35 mm, f/4, 1/4000 sec). (David J Mathre)
The Cooks display their creative food art. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35mm f/1.4 (ISO 6400, 35 mm, f/4.5, 1/4000 sec). (David J Mathre)
The Cooks display their creative food art. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35mm f/1.4 (ISO 6400, 35 mm, f/4.5, 1/4000 sec). (David J Mathre)
The Cooks display their creative food art. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35mm f/1.4 (ISO 6400, 35 mm, f/3.6, 1/4000 sec). (David J Mathre)
The Cooks display their creative food art. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35mm f/1.4 (ISO 6400, 35 mm, f/3.6, 1/4000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (28-March-2016) — Ghana

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 83: Takoradi, Ghana

While docked at the port in Takoradi, Ghana I saw this large crow like bird with a white chest and neck. Later identified as a Pied Crow.

Pied Crow on the MV World Odyssey while docked in Takoradi, Ghana. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 212 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)
Pied Crow on the MV World Odyssey while docked in Takoradi, Ghana. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 212 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)
Pied Crow on the MV World Odyssey while docked in Takoradi, Ghana. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 212 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)
Pied Crow on the MV World Odyssey while docked in Takoradi, Ghana. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 212 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)

Four Years Ago (06-March-2016) — Indian Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 61: Neptune Day while crossing the Indian Ocean.

Neptune Day celebration. Time-lapse video of the shellback initiation for those crossing the equator their first time. Over 50 of the students and life-long learners had their heads shaved.

I feel for the Semester at Sea voyagers this year as they miss several ports to avoid the COVID-19 virus. I wish them well, and hope the program is able to continue in the future.