Astronomy - David Mathre Photography

Nine-Years Ago (28-August-2007) — Colorado

Summertime Night Sky Over Colorado.

Lunar Eclipse Captured in Boulder. Composite of 8 images taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 200 mm f/2 lens and 2.0 (2x) TC-E teleconverter. (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/4, 1/1.6 sec).

Today, I know I could have the moon in better focus. When I get some spare time I want to put together the whole sequence of images from that night together. This is just a short part of the images I took.

Lunar Eclipse Captured in Boulder. Composite of 8 images taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 200 mm f/2 lens and 3.0 TC-E teleconverter. (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/4, 1/1.6 sec). (David J Mathre)

Accidental Ghostly Self Portrait Taken During a Lunar Eclipse. Boulder Colorado, 28-August-2007. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 14 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 400, 14 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). (David J Mathre) — Accidental Ghostly Self Portrait Taken During a Lunar Eclipse. Boulder Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 14 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 400, 14 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (27-August-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Startrails Looking North. The moon was out, lighting up the chimney and Sycamore trees. Composite of 60 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro with the composite processed using Phototshop CC Statistics/Maximum.

Startrails Looking North. Composite of 60 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro with the composite processed using Phototshop CC Statistics/Maximum. (David J Mathre) — Startrails Looking North. Composite of 60 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec).(David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (26-August-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Waxing Gibbous Moon. A single image and composites of 7, 10, 12, and 20 images. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec) every 40 seconds. Each composite uses the images needed.

Waxing Gibbous Moon. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Waxing Gibbous Moon. Composites of seven images over 12-13 minutes. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Waxing Gibbous Moon. Composites of ten images over 12-13 minutes. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Waxing Gibbous Moon. Composites of twelve images over 12-13 minutes. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Waxing Gibbous Moon. Composites of twenty images over 12-13 minutes. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (26-August-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Star, Moon, and Jet trails. Looking south from my backdoor. Images taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec). Images processed with Capture One Pro, composite created using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). Converted to B&W with NIK Silver Efex II.

One-Year Ago (26-August-2015) — New Jersey

Summertime Backyard Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Star Trails (and a few Jet Trails) Looking North. Backyard Summer Nature. Composite of 70 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, and composite generated using Photoshop CC (scripts, statistics, maximum).