Category: Landscape

Views of the land around the world

One-Year Ago (12-August-2016) — New Jersey.

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Ever Wonder How a Deer Scratches its Ear? Then the Doe stuck her tongue out in response to me taking pictures of her fawn. Images taken through my screened kitchen window with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens.


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Thursday (10-August-2017) — New Jersey

Home Renovation.

The well drilling company arrived early this morning to drill two holes for a closed-loop geothermal heat pump. The heat pump will replace my oil furnace, oil hot-water heater, and air conditioner. One more step to reduce my carbon footprint.

Two wells being drilled for a closed loop geothermal heat exchange pipe. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2.8 or 11-23 mm lens. (David J Mathre)
Two wells being drilled for a closed loop geothermal heat exchange pipe. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2.8 or 11-23 mm lens. (David J Mathre)


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Seven-Years Ago (10-August-2010) — Nevada

Gone to See America August 2010 Road Trip. Day 10: Great Basin National Park, Nevada to Park City, Utah

Zombie hitch-hiker just outside Great Basin National Park.

Zombie Sunflower Farmer. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 80 mm, f/8, 1/1000 sec) (David J Mathre)
Zombie Sunflower Farmer. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 80 mm, f/8, 1/1000 sec) (David J Mathre)
Zombie Sunflower Farmer. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 220 mm, f/8, 1/1000 sec) (David J Mathre)
Zombie Sunflower Farmer. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 220 mm, f/8, 1/1000 sec) (David J Mathre)
Zombie Sunflower Farmer. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec) (David J Mathre)
Zombie Sunflower Farmer. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec) (David J Mathre)
Zombie Sunflower Farmer. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/2.8, 1/4000 sec) (David J Mathre)
Zombie Sunflower Farmer. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/2.8, 1/4000 sec) (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (04-August-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 6: Skaftafell National Park.

Sheep Out On a Summer Pasture Along a Stream Below the Hvannadalshnjukur Glacier in Southeastern Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 10 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). One of many drive-by images I took while sitting in the back of the bus.

Sheep Out On a Summer Pasture Along a Stream Below the Hvannadalshnjukur Glacier in Southeastern Iceland. (David J Mathre)
Sheep Out On a Summer Pasture Along a Stream Below the Hvannadalshnjukur Glacier in Southeastern Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 10 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 10 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Thursday (03-August-2017) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on a Sunflower in my backyard wildflower meadow.

Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on a Sunflower. Backyard summer nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T2 camera and 100-400 mm OIS telephoto zoom lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/350 sec). (© 2017 David J Mathre)
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on a Sunflower.  Image taken with a Fuji X-T2 camera and 100-400 mm OIS telephoto zoom lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/350 sec). (© 2017 David J Mathre)