Category: Fine Art

Views of art from around the world

Friday (13-September-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Late Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Harvey my backyard Rabbit feeding on some late summer grass. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter and 180 mm f/2.8 D lens (ISO 200, 180 mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec). Sepia conversion using Capture One Pro 7.

This is an older prime lens that does not have VR and needed to be manually focused with this camera, but with the lens wide open I was able to shoot at 1/1000 sec. The camera was set to use the electronic shutter so no noise to scare the rabbit. The FOV for this camera lens combination is equivalent to 486 mm with a full frame sensor DSLR.

Harvey near my garden. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 180 mm f/2.8 lens with a FT1 adapter (ISO 200, 180 mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Harvey near my garden. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 180 mm f/2.8 lens with a FT1 adapter (ISO 200, 180 mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Seven-Years Ago (05-September-2006) — Washington

Gone to See America 2006 Driving Tour. Day 11:  Lake Chelan, Washington.

Female Mallard Duck on Lake Chelan in Washington from rear deck of the Lady of the Lake Ferry. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/9, 1/320 sec). I took this image with my first DSLR while driving across the country back in 2006. I really like the catch light in the eye, and the ripples and reflections. This image is one of the reasons that I decided to spend more time with photography.

Female Mallard Duck on Lake Chelan. Image taken with a Nikon D200 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/9, 1/320 sec). (David J. Mathre)
Female Mallard Duck on Lake Chelan. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/9, 1/320 sec). (David J. Mathre)

Saturday (10-August-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Single Stalk of Grass. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec).

I took a similar image in the autumn six years ago using a macro lens. This time it was with a hand-held telephoto lens.

Single Stalk of Grass. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, /1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Single Stalk of Grass. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Friday (02-August-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 4: Black Sand Beach Near Jökulsárlón Lagoon on the South East Coast.

Northern Atlantic Ocean Through Glacial Ice at the Beach near Jökulsárlón and Vatnajökull National Park in Southeastern Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens and 5 stop Singh-Ray neutral density filter (ISO 50, 45 mm, f/34, 8 sec).

Northern Atlantic Ocean Through Glacial Ice at the Beach near Jökulsárlón in Southeastern Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens and 5 stop Singh-Ray neutral density filter (ISO 50, 45 mm, f/34, 8 sec). (David J Mathre)
Northern Atlantic Ocean Through Glacial Ice at the Beach near Jökulsárlón in Southeastern Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens and 5 stop Singh-Ray neutral density filter (ISO 50, 45 mm, f/34, 8 sec). (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (30-July-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 1: Golden Circle.

Clump of Mushrooms on a Tree Stump. Forest in Haukadalur, Iceland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/250 sec). In camera B&W.

Clump of Mushrooms on a Tree Stump. Forest in Haukadalur, Iceland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/250 sec). In camera B&W.(David J Mathre)
Clump of Mushrooms on a Tree Stump. Forest in Haukadalur, Iceland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/2.8, 1/250 sec). In camera B&W. (David J Mathre)