Month: August 2016

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

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Carnivore Robber Fly Eating a Black Wasp. Unlike a dragonfly, this insect only has one pair of wings. Image taken with a Nikon D700 camera and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5.

Robber-Fly Eating Black Wasp.This insect looks like a dragonfly but only has one pair of wings. 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, 1/640 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Robber-Fly Eating Black Wasp. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)

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

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Black Swallowtail Butterfly Feeding on a Thistle Flower, and Small Bugs on a Queen Anne’s Lace Flower both at the Images taken with a Nikon D700 camera and 28-300 mm VR lens.

Black Swallowtail Butterfly 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, 1/400 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Black Swallowtail Butterfly on Thistle Bloom. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Insect in a Queen Anne's Lace Flower at the Sourland Mountain Reserve. Image taken with a Nikon D700 + 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Nik Define 2, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Insect in a Queen Anne’s Lace Flower. Image taken with a Nikon D700 + 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Nik Define 2, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)

Thursday (18-August-2016) — New Jersey

Summertime in New Jersey.

This carnival requires a lot of power. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/5, 1/1000 sec).

This carnival requires a lot of power. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/5, 1/1000 sec) (David J Mathre)
This carnival requires a lot of power. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/5, 1/1000 sec) (David J Mathre)

Thursday (18-August-2016) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Four Images of Hummingbird Clearwing Moths at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Images taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens.

Hummingbird Clearwing Moth and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on a Thistle Flower.. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on a Thistle Flower.. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on a Thistle Flower. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on a Thistle Flower. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on a Thistle Flower. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth on a Thistle Flower. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (18-August-2014) — Baltic Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 79: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At Sea.

Three Mast Schooner Off the Coast of Poland From the Deck of the MV Explorer.  Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/3200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Three Mast Schooner Off the Coast of Poland From the Deck of the MV Explorer.  Image taken with a Nikon Df Camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/3200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Three Mast Schooner Off the Coast of Poland From the Deck of the MV Explorer.  Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/4, 1/3200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)