Day: June 18, 2015

Thursday (18-June-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Late Spring Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Firefly Trails. I had seen the fireflies in the Yucca flowers during the day so set up a camera to see them at night. Composite of 311 images (~156 minutes) taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, and composite processed in Photoshop CC.

The amazing thing — the deer haven’t eaten the Yucca flowers yet!!!

Firefly Trails in the Yucca flowers Composite of 311 images (~156 minutes) taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, and composite processed in Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Firefly Trails in the Yucca flowers Composite of 311 images (~156 minutes) taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, and composite processed in Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (18-June-2014) — At Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 18: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At Sea.

Two images for the day as we traveled south across the Atlantic ocean from England to Portugal. The first one the is of a crew member setting up outdoor tables for breakfast at sunrise. The second one is of two students on the deck watching the sun go down. Most of the day was spent in classes.

A crew member setting up outdoor tables for breakfast at sunrise. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
A crew member setting up outdoor tables for breakfast at sunrise. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Students watching the sun setting over the Atlantic Ocean. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)
Students watching the sun setting over the Atlantic Ocean. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (David J Mathre)