Category: Skyscape

Views of the sky. Sunrise, sunset, clouds, and weather

Two-Years Ago (05-February-2014) — Florida

Gone to See America. February 2014 Florida Road Trip. Day 5: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Morning Osprey on Lookout at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 600 mm, f/8, 1/1250 sec).

Morning Osprey Lookout at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 600 mm, f/8, 1/1250 sec) (David J Mathre)
Morning Osprey Lookout at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 140, 600 mm, f/8, 1/1250 sec) (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (05-February-2013) – Norway

Gone to See Norway 2013 Chasing the Northern Lights. Day 8: Hurtigruten MS Nordkapp Norwegian Coastal Voyage Northbound (Øksfjord to Berlevåg).

Field Trip to North Cape, (inaccurately) claimed to be the northern most point in Europe. Looking north beyond the monument and underground visitor center is where the Norwegian Sea meets the Barents Sea. Image taken with a cell phone (the best camera is the one with you that works).

North Cape Monument. Northern most point in Norway. Image taken with a Nokia Lumia 900 cell phone. Image processed with Picasa and Google After Efects. (Picasa)
North Cape Monument. Northern most point in Norway. Image taken with a Nokia Lumia 900 cell phone. Image processed with Picasa and Google After Efects. (Picasa)

Monday (25-January-2016) — Japan

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 20: On the Road from Yokohama to Hakone, Japan.

Power Lines and Mount Fuji from a Bus on the Odawara Atsugi Toll Road. Day one of an overland field trip from Yokohama to Kobe via Hakone and Hiroshima. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 10-30 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 30 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec).

Power Lines and Mount Fuji from a Bus while traveling from Yokohama to Hakone. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 10-30 mm lens (ISO 160, 30 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Power Lines and Mount Fuji from a Bus while traveling from Yokohama to Hakone. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 10-30 mm lens (ISO 160, 30 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Monday (25-January-2016) — Japan

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 20: Yokohama, Japan.

Mount Fuji at Dawn from the Deck of the MV World Odyssey While Docked in Yokohama, Japan. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm OS lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec).

Dawn Alpine Glow over Mt. Fuji and Yokohama from my cabin on the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm OS lens (ISO 400, 55 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Dawn Alpine Glow over Mt. Fuji and Yokohama from my cabin on the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm OS lens (ISO 400, 55 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Thursday (14-January-2016) — At Sea, Pacific Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 10: Crossing the Pacific Ocean.

Sunset, including the “Green Flash” from the deck of the MV World Odyssey while crossing the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to Japan.

"Green Flash" as the sun drops into the Sea from the Deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
“Green Flash” as the sun drops into the Sea from the Deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)