David Mathre Photography

This Day of the Year

  • Fourteen-Years Ago Today. Indoor Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

    Scutigera Coleptrata also known as a House Centipede crawling on one of my walls. It is not a silverfish. Apparently, they eat spiders and other small insects, so I leave them alone. This image was taken with a macro lens and a flash. It was late at night, and I normally do not see them during the day.

    Scutigera Coleptrata (House Centipede) — Not a Silverfish. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 VR Macro + TC-E 20 (ISO 800, 210 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec) with SB-900 Flash.

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  • 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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  • Fifteen-Years Ago Today. Semester at Sea Spring 2010 Enrichment Voyage. Day 9 on the MV Explorer, Caribbean Sea.

    The shadows of three photographers waiting for the sun to set on the deck of the MV Explorer. We were on the voyage as part of Michael Mariant’s “Ultimate Travel Photography” workshop. Every night we watched the sun set hoping to see and record the “Green Flash” as the sun goes below the horizon. Note the size of the telephoto lenses — mine was the small one in the middle.

    Shadow Photographers Waiting for Sunset on the M/V Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 24 mm f/1.4G lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/100 sec).
    Shadow Photographers Waiting for Sunset on the M/V Explorer. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 24 mm f/1.4G lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/100 sec).

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  • 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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  • Fifteen-Years Ago Today. Semester at Sea Spring 2010 Enrichment Voyage. St. Georges, Granada.

    While the MV Explorer was docked in St. Georges, Granada our assignment for Michael Mariant’s Ultimate Travel Photography workshop was to photograph the people and activities in the town. It turned out to be exam day at the St. Georges Anglican Senior School. The headmaster let me step in and take some images of the students busy taking the exam.

    Exam Day at St. Georges Anglican Senior School. St. Georges, Grenada. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec).

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