July, 2015 - David Mathre Photography

Three-Years Ago (30-July-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Fawn with Spots. Summer Backyard Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/500 sec).

Fawn with Spots. Summer Backyard Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre) — Fawn with Spots. Summer Backyard Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (30-July-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Daytime Astronomy.

Sun with Sunspots. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and Questar 7 inch telescope with solar filter (ISO 200, ~2500 mm, f/16, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define 2, and Photoshop CS5.

Sun with Sunspots. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and Questar 7 inch telescope with solar filter (ISO 200, ~2500 mm, f/16, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define 2, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre) — Sun with Sunspots. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and Questar 7 inch telescope with solar filter (ISO 200, ~2500 mm, f/16, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define 2, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)

Seven-Years Ago (30-July-2008) — Colorado

Summer Night Sky Over Boulder, Colorado.

Startrails from my room at the Marriott Residence Inn in Boulder, Colorado. Composite of 200 images taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24 mm f/3.5 PC-E lens (ISO 200, 24 mm, f/5.6, 30 sec exposures). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro 8, and combined using Photoshop CC 2014 (scripts, statistics, maximum).

Summer Nighttime Sky Over Boulder. Composite of 200 images taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24 mm lens (ISO 200, 24 mm, f/5.6, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, and the composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum) (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (29-July-2015) — New Jersey

Summer Nighttime Sky Over New Jersey.

Nearly Full Moon Sequence. In camera composite of moon images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 600 mm, f/16, 1/60 sec). Images taken every 2 minutes. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

It is two nights before the July Full “Blue Moon” but I am not sure that the sky will be clear on that night so I took this sequence early this morning.

One-Year Ago (29-July-2014) — Baltic Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 59: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At Sea.

Summer Evening at Anchor on the Baltic Sea Near Stockholm. From the Deck of the MV Explorer. It is after 21:00 (9 PM) and the sun is still up in the sky. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/10, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro Nik Define, and Photoshop CC.

Summer Evening at Anchor on the Baltic Sea Near Stockholm. From the Deck of the MV Explorer, Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Voyage. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/10, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro Nik Define, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre) — Summer Evening at Anchor on the Baltic Sea Near Stockholm. From the Deck of the MV Explorer. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/10, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro Nik Define, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)