• Red Poppy in a Wheat Field (04-May-2013)

    Twelve-years ago today. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage.

    While on a field trip to Doñana National Park in Spain we stopped near a wheat field to strech our legs and do some birdwatching. I noticed several bright Red Poppy flowers in the field. I guess that they are a native “weed”.

    Poppy Flower in a wheat field Near Doñana National Park in Spain. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec).

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  • Gibraltar Monkey (03-May-2013)

    Twelve-years ago today. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage.

    My father and I spent the day on a field trip to Gibraltar. We took bus to the summit of the Rock of Gibraltar. Our guide cautioned everyone to keep their pockets and daypacks securely closed and to avoid exposing any food, as the wild monkeys can be highly aggressive. Numerous monkeys (Barbary macaques) were encountered along the way and upon reaching the visitor center at the summit.

    Gibraltar Monkey (Barbary macaques) on top of the Rock of Gibraltar. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 14 mm, f/8. 1/250 sec).


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  • Girl With Yellow Pants Running into a UNE Building (02-May-2011)

    Fourteen-years ago Today. Semester at Sea Spring 2011 Enrichment Voyage.

    Girl with Yellow Pants Running into a National Unity of Hope (UNE) Building in San Francisco de Sales, Guatemala. Image captured while riding a bus on a field trip to Pacaya Volcano National Park. The image was processed as monochrome with one color. Her pants really were yellow.

    Girl with Yellow Pants Running into a UNE Building. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 24 mm f/1.4G lens (ISO 280, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec).

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  • Dogwood Tree Flowers (01-May-2014)

    Eleven-years ago today. Backyard springtime nature in New Jersey.

    The Dogwood tree was blooming, but the flowers were so far up the tree I needed to use a big telephoto lens to capture this image. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 320, 600 mm, f/4, 1/2500 sec). Today, I found another Dogwood tree outside the deer fence with flowers. As before, the flowers were high up in the tree. I’ll try to get an image on my next backyard walkabout.

    Dogwood Flowers Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 320, 600 mm, f/4, 1/2500 sec).


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