Category: Landscape

Views of the land around the world

Eight-Years Ago (09-December-2007) — New Jersey

New Jersey Late Fall Backyard Nature.

White-throated Sparrow in a tree. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.7 VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/400 sec).

White-throated Sparrow. New Jersey Late Fall Backyard Nature. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 70-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
White-throated Sparrow. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 70-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (06-December-2015) — New Jersey

Sunday in the Park: Hobler Park in Montgomery Township

The “Sunday in the Park” event with the Montgomery Friends of Open Space was at Hobler Park. It was a clear but cold late autumn morning, with frost on the brush. Images of plants, birds, and an art work installation by Kate Graves.

Red Barn. Late autumn monthly Sunday walk in the park. Hobler Park, Montgomery Township, New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)
Red Barn. Late autumn monthly Sunday walk in the park. Hobler Park, Montgomery Township, New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. (David J Mathre)




Thursday (03-December-2015) — New Jersey

House Renovation: Outside Views

I set up the Mindrain Astro motion control head to take 360 degree images of my backyard. The house renovation project is in progress. The roof has been replaced, and the new siding is in progress. The deck is gone and the patio just started. The Astro was programmed to trigger a Fuji X-T1 camera with a Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8  lens periodically as it rotated the camera in a complete circle. The images were then processed into the following time-lapsed videos. Later in the evening I tried night sky sequence (but only rotating the camera 120 degrees.

One-Year Ago (28-November-2014) — Florida

Gone to See Florida Fall 2014 Road Trip. Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Turkey Vulture Eating What Appears to be a Heron chick on Biolab Road at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 640, 500 mm, f/9, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Turkey Vulture Having Brunch. Biolab Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 640, 500 mm, f/9, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Turkey Vulture Having Brunch. Biolab Road, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 640, 500 mm, f/9, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (26-November-2014) — Florida

Gone to See Florida 2014. Day 2: St. Petersburg.

Dad chasing a hen running loose at his Urban Farm in St. Petersburg. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/3, 1/640 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Dad Chasing a Hen Running Loose at an Urban Farm in St. Petersburg. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/3, 1/640 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Dad Chasing a Hen Running Loose at an Urban Farm in St. Petersburg. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/3, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)