Month: November 2015

Three-Years Ago (07-November-2012) — New Jersey

Hurricane Sandy Aftermath: Day 9.

It had been several days post Hurricane Sandy. Many folks were still without power, but PSE&G and the tree folks were in the neighborhood working. I ran out of propane in my RV for the generator, and the local place where I would have gone to have it refilled didn’t have power. The same was true with the local the gas stations — so I couldn’t refill the car with gas or the RV with diesel. At the end of the day it started snowing, and the power went out again.  I got my sleeping bag out and pretended I was camping in my house.


Three-Years Ago (06-November-2012) — New Jersey

Hurricane Sandy Aftermath: Day 8.

More images from the post Hurricane Sandy series. The power was still out and there was not much to do but go out and take some images. Some of the neighbors did use the outlet on my RV to recharge their cell phones.


Four-Years Ago (06-November-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Autumn Night Sky in New Jersey: Star Trails Looking North.

The old deck had not been demolished yet, and I was able to set up a Nikon D3 camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens looking north over the house. The first image is a composite of 158 images from the early morning hours. The second image is a composite of 190 images before midnight. Note the pesky alien stepping in to have its selfie taken.

Early morning star trails looking north. Autumn night sky in New Jersey. Composite of 158 images taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 400, 16 mm, f/4, 59 sec). (David J Mathre)
Early morning star trails looking north. Autumn night sky in New Jersey. Composite of 158 images taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 400, 16 mm, f/4, 59 sec). (David J Mathre)
Evening/night star trails looking north. Autumn night sky in New Jersey. Composite of 190 images taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 400, 16 mm, f/4, 59 sec). (David J Mathre)
Evening/night star trails looking north. Autumn night sky in New Jersey. Composite of 190 images taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 400, 16 mm, f/4, 59 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (06-November-2010) — New Jersey

Backyard Autumn Nature in New Jersey.

Walkabout in my backyard with a new (at the time) lens. Actually, a 600 mm f/4 lens is a bit too heavy to be used handheld, so I didn’t get many images. A mushroom, a Robin that likes bitter-sweet berries, and a turkey vulture soaring.