• Puffin and Pink Flowers (05-June-2014)

    Eleven-Years Ago Today. Semester at Sea Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

    While visiting the Lerwick lighthouse there were many Atlantic Puffins nesting along the cliffs. This Puffin was resting behind some pink flowers.

    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).

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  • Handguns and Knives (03-June-2013)

    Twelve-Years Ago Today. Semester at Sea Spring Enrichment Voyage. Day 38 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

    I was surprised to see handguns, knives and other weapons at a shop in the St. Petersburg to Moscow train station. This was after we had gone through a security check and passing through metal detectors before boarding the night train to Moscow.

    Display Case in the St. Petersburg to Moscow Train Station. Note that this was after going through security and a metal detector. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage.

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  • Gold Street Performer (01-June-2013)

    Twelve-Years Ago Today. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. Day 36 in Riga, Latvia.

    While on a walkabout in Riga, we came across a Gold Street Artist following a group of women with ballons. He got one of the women to sit on his lap to have her picture taken. The Nikon 1 series of cameras were small and unobtrusive for street photography.

    "Come Sit on My Lap Little Girl" said the Man in Gold. Street Performer in Riga, Latvia. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 94.2 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage.
    “Come Sit on My Lap Little Girl” said the Man in Gold. Street Performer in Riga, Latvia. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10-100 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 94.2 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage.

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  • On the Way to Stockholm Sign (31-May-2014)

    Eleven-Years Ago Today. Traveling to Stockholm to Join the Semester at Sea Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage.

    After flying to Sweden on Icelandic Air I took the Express Train from Arlanda Airport to Stockholm. This was after an overnight flight, changing planes in Reykjavik. I was tired and just followed the signs.

    On the Way to Stockholm -- Express Train Station at Arlanda Airport. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec).
    On the Way to Stockholm — Express Train Station at Arlanda Airport. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/3.2, 1/100 sec).

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  • Vigeland Sculpture Park (28-May-2013)

    Twelve-Years Ago Today. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage Day 32. Walkabout in Oslo, Norway.

    When in Oslo, I always like to visit the Vigeland Sculpture Park. A target rich environment for photographers.

    Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo, Norway. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 200, 24 mm, f/8, 1/800 sec).

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  • Snail on the Trail (25-May-2013)

    Twelve-Years Ago Today. Semester at Sea, Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage Field Trip in Dover.

    This yellow “Snail on the Trail” was observed while on a hike to the base of the Cliffs of Dover from the National Trust South Foreland Lighthouse in St. Margaret’s Bay. The field trip took us to see the sights in and around Dover. The snail reminded me of a bright yellow Banana Slug I saw in Big Sur, California several years earlier.

    Snail on the Trail. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux-6 camera (ISO 100, 17.7 mm, f/2.3, 1/60 sec).
    Snail on the Trail. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux-6 camera (ISO 100, 17.7 mm, f/2.3, 1/60 sec). Image processed with Capture One Pro, Photoshop CC, Nik Silver Efex Pro.

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  • Mother Admiring Monsieur Jacques Sculpture (17-May-2013)

    Twelve-Years Ago Today. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. Day 22 of 52.

    While the MV Explorer was docked in Amsterdam, we went on a Semester at Sea field trip to the Kröller-Müller Museum and Sculpture Garden at Hoge Veluwe National Park in Otterlo, Netherlands. While walking through the outdoor Sculpture Garden, Mother posed with the ´Monsieur Jacques´ (1956) sculpture by Oswald Wenckebach. I processed the image in black and white to avoid some distracting colors in the background. These days I could have just used AI to remove the distractions.

    Mother posing with the ´Monsieur Jacques´ sculpture by Oswald Wenckebach in the Kröller-Müller Museum and Sculpture Garden. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 6.7-13 mm VR lens (ISO 250, 13 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec). Converted to B&W with Capture One Pro

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  • Capoeira Performance at Parc de Bercy in Paris, France (12-May-2013)

    Twelve-Years Ago Today. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage.

    On one of the days that the MV Explorer was docked in Le Havre, France I went for a photowalk in Paris with Thomas Paris. While walking through Parc de Bercy we came upon a Capoeira performance. I had never seen this before. I was told that it is an Afro-Brazilian form of martial arts that combines dance, acrobatics, and music. The two performers did their choreographed acrobatic dance moves to the beat of an African drum.

    Capoeria Performance in Parc de Bercy. Late Spring Photowalk in Paris. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/200 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage.

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  • 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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