Four-Years Ago (03-July-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Wild Raspberry Cluster. Composite of 20 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens + TC-E III 20 teleconverter (ISO 100, 210 mm, f/6, 1/60 sec) with SB900 flash. Raw images processed with Capture One Pro 6 and Photoshop CS5. Helicon Focus used to make the focus-stacked composite of the images.

Wild Raspberry Cluster. Early Summer Backyard Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens + TC-E III 20 teleconverter (ISO 100, 210 mm, f/6, 1/60 sec) with SB900 flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6 and Photoshop CS5. Helicon Focus composite of 20 images. (David J Mathre)
Wild Raspberry Cluster. Early Summer Backyard Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens + TC-E III 20 teleconverter (ISO 100, 210 mm, f/6, 1/60 sec) with SB900 flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6 and Photoshop CS5. Helicon Focus composite of 20 images. (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (02-July-2011) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Blue Grosbeak eating grass. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 500 mm, f/4, 1/100 sec).

Blue Grosbeak at the Sourland Mountain Reserve. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 500 mm, f/4, 1/100 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Blue Grosbeak at the Sourland Mountain Reserve. Image taken with a Nikon D3x  camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 500 mm, f/4, 1/100 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)

Monday (29-June-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Nighttime Summer Nature in New Jersey.

Firefly Trails. Composite of images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 3200, 600 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro 8, and Photoshop CC. Individual images can be viewed here.


One-Year Ago (27-June-2014) – Spain

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 27: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Getxo, Spain.

Sidewalk Skaters in Getxo Spain. Images taken with a Leica X2 camera. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC 2014

Sidewalk Skaters in Getxo Spain. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/6.3, 1/1250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC 2014 (David J Mathre)
Sidewalk Skaters in Getxo Spain. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/6.3, 1/1250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC 2014 (David J Mathre)
Sidewalk Skaters in Getxo Spain. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC 2014 (David J Mathre)
Sidewalk Skaters in Getxo Spain. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC 2014 (David J Mathre)
Sidewalk Skaters in Getxo Spain. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/6.3, 1/640 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC 2014 (David J Mathre)
Sidewalk Skaters in Getxo Spain. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/6.3, 1/640 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC 2014 (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (27-June-2011) — New Jersey

Early Summer Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Grey Catbird. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 250, 600 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Focus Magic, Nik Define 2, and Photoshop CS5.

Grey Catbird. Early Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 250, 600 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Focus Magic, Nik Define 2, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Grey Catbird. Early Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 250, 600 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec).  (David J Mathre)