Month: August 2013

Monday (12-August-2013) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature in New Jersey: Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Kermit the Bull Frog Hiding in the Shade –  Pond at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.  Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec).

Kermit the Bull Frog in a Pond in the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 560, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Kermit the Bull Frog in a Pond in the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 560, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)

Monday (12-August-2013) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature in New Jersey. Sourland Mountain Preserve

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on a Joe Pye Weed Bloom at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 250, 500 mm, f/5, 1/600 sec). Lens mounted on a monopod.

I’ve visited the Sourland Mountain Preserve several times since returning from Iceland. There are a couple of patches of Joe Pye weeds that the Yellow (Tiger) Swallowtail and Black Swallowtail butterflies are attracted. I did see one Clearwing Hummingbird Butterfly, but wasn’t quick enough to get a picture. I only saw one thistle in bloom. Didn’t see any Praying Mantis (butterfly predators). Also, only one Monarch Butterfly.

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on a Joe Pye Weed Bloom at the Sourland Mountain Preserve in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 250, 500 mm, f/5, 1/600 sec). Lens mounted on a monopod. (David J Mathre)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on a Joe Pye Weed Bloom at the Sourland Mountain Preserve in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 250, 500 mm, f/5, 1/600 sec). Lens mounted on a monopod. (David J Mathre)

Saturday (10-August-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Single Stalk of Grass. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec).

I took a similar image in the autumn six years ago using a macro lens. This time it was with a hand-held telephoto lens.

Single Stalk of Grass. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, /1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Single Stalk of Grass. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (06-August-2010)- California

Gone to See America August 2010 Road Trip. Day 6: Eastern Sierra Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Bodie State Historic Park.

Bodie Gold Mine Ghost Town  Panorama.  Composite of seven portrait images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 50 mm f/1.4G lens (ISO 800, 50 mm, f/16, 1/200 sec). Raw images processed with DxO and the panorama created using AutoPano Giga Pro.

Bodie Ghost Town Gold Mine Panorama. (David J Mathre)
Bodie Ghost Town Gold Mine Panorama. (David J Mathre)


Individual images in the slideshow can be viewed here.

Monday (05-August-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 7: Cape Ingolfshofdi (ingólfshöfði) Along the South East Coast.

Orange Lighthouse, Photographers, and Puffins on the Cliff at Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði) in Iceland. A private nature preserve on an isolated headland on the coast half way between Skaftafell in Vatnajokull National Park and Jökulsárlón ice lagoon in Iceland. Composite of 3 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 250, 80 mm, f/4.5, 1/1000 sec).

Lighthouse, Photographers, and Puffins on the Cliff at Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði). A private nature preserve on an isolated headland on the coast half way between Skaftafell in Vatnajokull National Park and Jökulsárlón ice lagoon in Iceland. Composite of 3 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 250, 80 mm, f/4.5, 1/1000 sec). Nikonians Academy Iceland Photo Adventure. (David J Mathre)
Lighthouse, Photographers, and Puffins on the Cliff at Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði).  Composite of 3 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 250, 80 mm, f/4.5, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)