Wednesday (12-February-2014) — Florida

Gone to See America 2014 Road Trip. Day 12: Big Cypress National Preserve.

Dew Covered Spider Web at Sunrise on the side of Loop Road in Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve.

Dew Covered Spider Web at Sunrise. Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)
Dew Covered Spider Web at Sunrise. Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)
Dew Covered Spider Web at Sunrise. Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Composite of 3 Images taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 140 mm, f/8, 1/50, 1/13, 1/3 sec). Raw image processed with Google HDR Efex Pro. (David J Mathre)
Dew Covered Spider Web at Sunrise. Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Composite of 3 Images taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 140 mm, f/8, 1/50, 1/13, 1/3 sec). Raw image processed with Google HDR Efex Pro. (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (12-February-2014) — Florida

Gone to See America 2014 Road Trip. Day 12: Big Cypress National Preserve.

Sunrise and Mist at Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve from the Loop Drive. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 80 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec).

Sunrise and Mist at Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 80 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Sunrise and Mist at Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 80 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (04-February-2014) — Florida

Gone to See Florida 2014 Road Trip Day 4. Canaveral National Seashore.

Surf Fishing at Dawn at Playalinda Beach.

Surf Fishing at Dawn. Playalinda Beach, Canaveral National Seashore in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon D700 camera and 28-3 00 mm VRlens (ISO 500, 85 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Surf Fishing at Dawn. Playalinda Beach, Canaveral National Seashore in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon D700 camera and 28-3 00 mm VRlens (ISO 500, 85 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (24-December-2011) — Florida

Gone to See America. December 2011 Florida Road Trip. Day 5: St. Petersburg.

Sun Rising from under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge viewed from Fort De Soto Park. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII lens (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/16, 1/60 sec).

Sunrise Rising Under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge from Fort Desoto County Park. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 70-200 mm f/2 VRII lens (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/16. 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Sunrise Rising Under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge from Fort De Soto Park. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 70-200 mm f/2 VRII lens (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/16. 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Friday (07-June-2013) — Sweden

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 42: Stockholm, Sweden.

Silhouette of a Sailboat at Sunrise on the way to Stockholm. The image was taken from my cabin. The sun rises very early (before 04:00) this far north. Trying to capture both sunrise and sunset everyday is a challenge.

Sailboat at Sunrise on the way to Stockholm. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera from my cabin on the MV Explorer (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/125 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)
Sailboat at Sunrise on the way to Stockholm. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera from my cabin on the MV Explorer (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/125 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)