Category: Landscape

Views of the land around the world

One-Year Ago (14-May-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Rabbits, deer, and a maple leaf.


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Six-Years Ago (14-May-2011) — Belize

Gone to See Central America and the Panama Canal. Semester at Sea Spring 2011 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop II with Michael Mariant. Day 18: Belize.

Green Kingfisher in Belize. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 300 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec)

Green Kingfisher in Belize. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 300 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec) (David J Mathre)
Green Kingfisher in Belize. Image taken with a Nikon D3s  camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 300 mm, f/8, 1/250 sec) (David J Mathre)

Friday (12-May-2017) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

After several days of cold, cloudy skies, and rain things cleared up for a bit. The clouds turned pink at dawn (only for an instant). Later on I saw a robin hunting in my backyard. It found a caterpillar for breakfast. One less butterfly this year… (check out a similar image from three years ago 03-May-2014). I took a cluster of rhododendron flowers inside to practice focus stacking. It was too difficult outside with the wind moving the flowers. I used a 9-cm focus rack. For the first two, the images were taken after adjusting the camera in 0.5 cm increments. For the third one, the camera was adjusted 6 cm in 1 mm increments. The images were processed using Helicon Focus (ver. 5.3) software. Let me know if you like method A (weighted average), B (depth map), or C (pyramid) for processing the images

Pink clouds at dawn from my back door. Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 11-23 mm lens (ISO 100, 11 mm, f/3.5, 1/50 sec). (David J Mathre)
Pink clouds at dawn from my back door. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 11-23 mm lens (ISO 100, 11 mm, f/3.5, 1/50 sec). (David J Mathre)
Robin with a caterpillar. One less butterfly this year. Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon N1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Robin with a caterpillar. One less butterfly this year. Image taken with a Nikon N1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)


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Four-Years Ago (12-May-2013) — France

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop IV with Michael Mariant. Day 16: Paris, France.

The day started at the Versailles Palace where it was way too crowded inside the Palace so I spent my time in the outdoor garden. Then back to the Paris to tour the Opera House. I ended the day with an impromptu Photowalk with the Photographer Thomas Paris who I have known since Patagonia at Parc de Bercy where we saw a Young Girl on a Kick-Scooter, and a Capoeria Performance.

Gilded Gold Fence at the Versailles Palace. Image taken with a Nikon N1 V2 camera at 6.7-13 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 6.7 mm, f/7, 1/1600 sec). (David J. Mathre)
Gilded Gold Fence at the Versailles Palace. Image taken with a Nikon N1 V2 camera at 6.7-13 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 6.7 mm, f/7, 1/1600 sec). (David J. Mathre)
Statue and Sunburst in the Palace of Versailles Gardens. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/320 sec). NIK Silver Efex Pro. (© 2013 David J Mathre)
Statue and Sunburst in the Palace of Versailles Gardens. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 1/320 sec). NIK Silver Efex Pro. (David J Mathre)
Bronze Statue Feet, Stairway at the Paris Opera House. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec). In camera conversion to B&W. (Photographer)
Bronze Statue Feet, Stairway at the Paris Opera House. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec). In camera conversion to B&W. (David J Mathre)
Bronze Foot of the Stairway. Paris Opera House. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec). Capture One Pro 7 conversion to B&W. (Photographer)
Bronze Foot of the Stairway. Paris Opera House. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec). Capture One Pro 7 conversion to B&W. (David J Mathre)
Young Girl on a Kick-Scooter in Parc de Bercy. Late Spring Photowalk in Paris. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/11, 1/15 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J. Mathre)
Young Girl on a Kick-Scooter in Parc de Bercy. Late Spring Photowalk in Paris. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/11, 1/15 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J. Mathre)


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One-Year Ago (11-May-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Flowers, some are native wildflowers, some are seeded wildflowers. The mushrooms are native and some of them are being guarded by one of my trolls.

Wasp in a white flower. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Wasp in a white flower. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)


Troll guarding mushrooms. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.4, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Troll guarding mushrooms. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.4, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)