Month: August 2016

Two-Years Ago (08-August-2014) — Finland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 69: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Reindeer and Lappland Field Trip. Rovaniemi, Finland.

Foraging Mushrooms in the Woods near Rovaniemi. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Foraging Wild Mushrooms in the Woods near Rovaniemi, Finland. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Voyage, Reindeer and Lappland Field Trip. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Foraging Wild Mushrooms in the Woods near Rovaniemi, Finland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (08-August-2014) — Finland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 69: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Reindeer and Sammi Field Trip. Rovaniemi, Finland.

Before and After. Dinner at the Rovaniemi Train Station. Reindeer Sausage, Chips, Cole-Slaw, and a Beer.

Reindeer Sausage, Chips, Cole-Slaw, and a Beer at the Rovaniemi Train Station Dinner in Finland. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Voyage, Reindeer and Lappland Field Trip. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/4, 1/100 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Reindeer Sausage, Chips, Cole-Slaw, and a Beer for Dinner at the Rovaniemi Train Station. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/4, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)
Reindeer Sausage, Chips, Cole-Slaw, and a Beer at the Rovaniemi Train Station Dinner in Finland. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Voyage, Reindeer and Lappland Field Trip. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/4, 1/100 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Empty Platter After Dinner.  Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/4, 1/100 sec).  (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (08-August-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Bald-faced Hornet on a Holly Leaf. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/250 sec).

A couple of years earlier the bald-faced hornets built a basketball sized nest in my backyard [24-July-2010]. This time I couldn’t find the nest.

Bald-faced Hornet on a Holly Leaf. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Bald-faced Hornet on a Holly Leaf. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five-Years (08-August-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Devil Rabbit. Image taken with a Nikon 700 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec). Red-eye due to the flash being reflected.

Rabbit with Bloodshot Eyes. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec) using the pop-up flash. (David J Mathre)
Rabbit with Bloodshot Eyes. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec) using the pop-up flash. (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (08-August-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Young Fawn Resting in the Woods. Image taken with a Nikon D700 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/25 sec).

Fawn Hiding in the Woods. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/25 sec). (David J Mathre)
Fawn hiding in plain sight. Image taken with a Nikon D700 camera and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/25 sec). (David J Mathre)