Month: August 2016

Five-Years Ago (15-August-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Fawn and the Horse Fly. Summer Backyard Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 400 mm f/2.8G lens


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Seven-Years Ago (15-August-2009) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Two views of a Red-Spotted Admiral (Purple) Butterfly with a Brilliant Blue Iridescent Back. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens.

Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Butterfly with a Brilliant Blue Iridescent Back. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/9, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Butterfly with a Brilliant Blue Iridescent Back. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/9, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Butterfly. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/11, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Butterfly. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/11, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)

Seven-Years Ago (15-August-2009) — New York

White-Ram. Roadtrek RS Adventurous RV.

Seven years ago I picked up my new Roadtrek RS Adventurous RV at Campers Barn in Kingston, New York. The RV is built on a Dodge Sprinter body with a Mercedes diesel engine by the Road Trek folks in Canada. I drove the RV on my “Gone to See America 2009” road trip. This trip took me by highway to Bellingham, Washington, by sea on the Alaska Marine Highway to Haines, Alaska, and on road again (through Canada) to Anchorage, Alaska to take part in the Nikonians ANPAT 9, and then back to New Jersey via the Alaska-Canada highway.

White Ram. Roadtrek RS Adventurous. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 18 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec) (David J. Mathre)
White Ram. Roadtrek RS Adventurous. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 18 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec)

Eight-Years Ago (15-August-2008) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Daddy Longlegs Guarding my Doorway. Actually Harvestmen a type of arachnids, but not a real spider. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 200, 105 mm, f/8, 1/60 sec).

Daddy Longlegs Guarding my Doorway. Actually Harvestmen a type of arachnids, but not a real spider. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 200, 105 mm, f/8, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Daddy Longlegs Guarding my Doorway. Actually Harvestmen a type of arachnids, but not a real spider. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 200, 105 mm, f/8, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (14-August-2016) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly on a Thistle Flower at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens

Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly on a Thistle Flower at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)
Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly on a Thistle Flower at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (David J Mathre)