Six-Years Ago (11-September-2009) — Alaska

Gone to See North America Road Trip. Day 21: Alaska Railroad – Anchorage to Spencer Glacier. (Day 7: Nikonians ANPAT 9).

The  group took Alaska Railroad train for a day trip to the Spencer Glacier in the Chugach National Forest.  The glacier is only accessible as a “whistle stop” on the train line.  A (sort of) time-lapse video of  images from the day including Albert’s size 13 boot.  A bit confusing and jerky because I was using two different cameras and lenses.

Four-Years Ago (20-July-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Chipping Sparrow. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 600 mm, f/4, 1/50 sec) on a tripod, VR-ON, Mirror-UP. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define 2, and Photoshop CS5.

Chipping Sparrow. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 600 mm, f/4, 1/50 sec) on a tripod, VR-ON, Mirror-UP. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define 2, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Chipping Sparrow. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 600 mm, f/4, 1/50 sec) on a tripod, VR-ON, Mirror-UP.(David J Mathre)

Thursday (10-September-2015) — New Jersey

Indoor Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

We finally got rain, thunder and lighting starting at 03:00 this morning. Found my newest house pet when opening the garage for the contractor this morning. Most of my grass is dry, and really need the rain. Yesterday while driving back from a breakfast in Rahway I noticed most of the fields with corn or soybeans were all brown. I so much don’t miss doing the commute anymore. An hour and a half to drive 35 miles, even knowing the back roads. I guess schools have started and everyone is back from summer vacations.

Toad in the Garage. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 1600, 56 mm, f/3.5, 1/60 sec) (David J Mathre)
Toad in the Garage. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 18-56 mm lens (ISO 1600, 56 mm, f/3.5, 1/60 sec) (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (10-September-2012) — Belgium

Gone to see Europe. Semester at Sea. Fall 2012 Semester Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 18: Brussels Field Trip.

After the MV Explorer docked in Antwerp, I joined the Field trip to Brussels which included a meeting with the European Union/European Commission on the Environment. During the day I took lots of pictures of Brussels, the Food, Brussel Sprouts, Statues, and Students on the Field Trip. If you get through some or all of these albums great. I am having a hard time picking which are the best images


Click on the above image to access the individual images  below located in an album on my PhotoShelter gallery.



Click on the above image to access the individual images  below located in an album on my PhotoShelter gallery.



Click on the above image to access the individual images  below located in an album on my PhotoShelter gallery.



Click on the above image to access the individual images  below located in an album on my PhotoShelter gallery.



Click on the above image to access the individual images  below located in an album on my PhotoShelter gallery.


Three-Years Ago (10-September-2012) — Belgium

Gone to see Europe. Semester at Sea. Fall 2012 Semester Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 18: Arrive in Antwerp, Belgium.

View from the aft deck of the  MV Explorer as we approached Antwerp, Belgium. Lots of Industrial and Chemical factories. Images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 50 mm f/1.8 lens.


Click on the above image to access the individual images in the Slide Show.