Month: August 2016

Five-Years Ago (20-August-2011) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Robber Flies Mating on a Blade of Grass at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 320, 105 mm, f/16, 1/125 sec).

Robber-Flies Mating. Sourland Mountain Preserve. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 320, 105 mm, f/16, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)
Robber Flies Mating. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera  and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 320, 105 mm, f/16, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)

Friday (19-August-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

After several nights with thunderstorms, the sky was clear.  Star (and jet) trails looking south. Composite of 220 images taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/2.8, 60 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, and the composite processed using Photoshop CC: Statistics, maximum.

Star and Jet Trails Looking South. Composite of image takens with a Nikon D810a camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/2.8, 60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Star and Jet Trails Looking South. Composite of image takens with a Nikon D810a camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/2.8, 60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (19-August-2013) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Bumble Bee with Orange Pollen Saddlebags on Blooming Ragweed. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 + FT1 + 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 500, 300 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). [FOV Equivalent to ~ 810 mm on a 35 mm image sensor].

Bumble Bee with Orange Pollen Saddlebags on Blooming Ragweed. Summer Nature in New Jersey at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 + FT1 + 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 500, 300 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). [FOV Equivalent to ~ 810 mm on a 35 mm image sensor]. (David J Mathre)
Bumble Bee with Orange Pollen Saddlebags on Blooming Ragweed.Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 + FT1 + 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 500, 300 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (19-August-2011) — New Jersey

Summertime at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Clearwing Hummingbird Moth on a Thistle Bloom. Image taken with a Nikon D700 camera and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5.

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on Thistle Bloom. Sourland Mountain Preserve, Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on Thistle Bloom. Image taken with a Nikon D700 camera and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (19-August-2011) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Praying Mantis Eating a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth.  Image taken with a Nikon D700 camera and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5.

Praying Mantis Eating Hummingbird Clearwing Moth. Sourland Mountain Preserve, Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Praying Mantis Eating Hummingbird Clearwing Moth. Image taken with a Nikon D700 camera and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)