Two-Years Ago (05-July-2014) — Scotland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 35: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Glasgow, Scotland.

Giant Amanita Muscaria Mushrooms on the Side of a Building in Glasgow, Scotland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/4, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Giant Amanita Muscaria Mushrooms on the Side of a Building in Glasgow, Scotland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/4, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Giant Amanita Muscaria Mushrooms on the Side of a Building in Glasgow, Scotland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/4, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (30-June-2014) — Spain

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 30: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Bilabao, Spain.

Monument to Evaristo Churruca in Getxo, Spain. Composite of 3 images taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/14). Raw images processed with HDR Efex Pro, Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC.

Monument to Evaristo Churruca in Getxo, Spain. Composite of 3 images taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/14). Raw images processed with HDR Efex Pro, Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Monument to Evaristo Churruca in Getxo, Spain. Composite of 3 images taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/14). Raw images processed with HDR Efex Pro, Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (28-June-2012) — New Jersey

Independence Day Fireworks in Montgomery Township, New Jersey.

To save on costs the township does the fireworks before or after the 4th. This year weather permitting it will be on the 30th. I hope to find a good place to set up my camera.

Independence Day Fireworks in Montgomery Township, New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 200 mm f/2G VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/11, 8 sec). (David J Mathre)
Independence Day Fireworks in Montgomery Township, New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 200 mm f/2G VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/11, 8 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (25-June-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summer Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Backyard Fireflies.  Composite of 110 images taken with a Nikon D3s and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 2500, 600 mm, f/13, 25 sec). Images processed with Capture One Pro, Startrails (used to stack the images), and Photoshop CS5.

Backyard Fireflies. Early Summer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 2500, 600 mm, f/13, 25 sec). Images processed with Capture One Pro, Startrails (used to stack 110 images), and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Backyard Fireflies. Early Summer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 2500, 600 mm, f/13, 25 sec). (David J Mathre)

Thursday (16-June-2016) — New Jersey.

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Poppy Seed Pod. Composite of 16 focus stacked images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/3.8, 1/20 sec) using Helicon Focus. The pink in the background is a way out of focus pink poppy flower.

Poppy Seed Pod. Composite of focus stacked images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens. Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, and Helicon Focus. (David J Mathre)
Poppy Seed Pod. Composite of focus stacked images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens. Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, and Helicon Focus. (David J Mathre)