Ten years ago, the MV World Odyssey was docked in San Diego. It would be my home for the next 100+ days for the Semester at Sea Spring 2016 voyage as it circumnavigated the globe from Mexico to England.
Seagull with the MV World Odyssey in the background. San Diego Harbor, California. Waiting for the Semester at Sea, Spring 2016 Voyage to begin. Nikon 1 V3 camera and 10-30 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 24 mm, f/10, 1/125 sec).Brown Pelican. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 264 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec)Waiting at the Semester at Sea Registration Line. San Diego Harbor Hilton Hotel. Nikon 1 V3 camera and 10-30 mm lens.
Eleven-Years Ago Today. Semester at Sea Summer 2014 Semester Voyage.
Dawn pink clouds over the Atlantic Ocean viewed from the deck of the MV Explorer as we traveled from England to Portugal. I was out most mornings and evenings to watch the sun rise and set while on the Semester at Sea voyages. Semester at Sea no longer does the Enrichment Voyages or the Summer Semester Voyages.
Pink clouds at dawn over the Atlantic Ocean. Viewed from the deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera.
Twelve-Years Ago Today. Semester at Sea, Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. Baltic Sea.
Noctilucent Clouds viewed from my cabin on the MV Explorer while traveling from Stockholm to Copenhagen while crossing the Baltic Sea. Noctilucent clouds are high-altitude clouds that appear as glowing blue or silver streaks in the night sky, typically visible during summer months at high latitudes (or winter months in the southern hemisphere). They are tiny ice crystals illuminated by the sun below the horizon and only visible from the ground during astronomical twilight.
Noctilucent Clouds Over the Baltic Sea. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 28 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 800, 28 mm, f/1.8, 1 sec).
Twelve-Years Ago Today. Semester at Sea, Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage.
Sailboat passing in front of the setting sun viewed from the deck of the MV Explorer on the Baltic Sea. For several voyages we have been having a contest to capture images of ships passing in front of the rising or setting sun while at sea.
Silhouette of a Sailboat Passing in Front of the Sun at Sunset from the Deck of the MV Explorer. Crossing the Baltic Sea from Stockholm to Copenhagen. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec).
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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).
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).
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.
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).
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.
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).
I am a scientist by training (Eckerd College, BSc; Caltech, Ph.D.). I worked for 27 years as a Chemist in the Pharmaceutical Industry developing processes to manufacture medicines for human and animal health. I now spend my time as a photographer and world traveler. My interests include the natural world, wildlife, landscapes, sky, and seascapes, travel, and astrophotography. I look for unique ways of viewing the world and presenting my images. I have traveled to over 55 countries in six continents, often on Semester at Sea voyages. While at home in New Jersey, I spend time observing and photographing the plants and animals while expanding a wildflower garden/meadow in the backyard. When the sky is clear, I have telescopes viewing the night sky.
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