Seven-Years Ago (26-July-2008) — Colorado

Summertime Nature in Colorado.

Duckling Nursery in a Marsh at Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge located in North Central Colorado. From the Summer of 2008. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec).

Duckling Nursery in a Marsh at Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge located in North Central Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Duckling Nursery in a Marsh at Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge located in North Central Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (18-July-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Grey Catbird trying to distracting me from its nest. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 1600, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/40 sec). Hand-held, the vibration reduction on this new lens is good.

Grey Catbird Distracting Me From Its Nest. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 1600, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/40 sec). Hand-held, the vibration reduction on this new lens is good. (David J Mathre)
Grey Catbird Distracting Me From Its Nest. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 1600, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/40 sec). Hand-held, the vibration reduction on this new lens is good. (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (14-July-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Summer Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Firefly Trails. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Composite of 250 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm lens (ISO 1600, 100 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro then combined with Photoshop CC (statistics/maximum).

Firefly Trails. Composite of 253 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm lens (ISO 1600, 100 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). (David J Mathre)
Firefly Trails. Composite of 253 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm lens (ISO 1600, 100 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (08-July-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Nighttime Summer Nature in New Jersey.

Firefly Trails. Composite of 450 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII telephoto zoom lens (ISO 3200, 210 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum).

Firefly Trails. Composite of 450 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII telephoto zoom lens (ISO 3200, 210 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). (David J Mathre)
Firefly Trails. Composite of 450 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII telephoto zoom lens (ISO 3200, 210 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (05-July-2014) — Scotland

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

Monuments at the Greenock Cemetery in Scotland. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Composite of 5 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 56 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 200, 56 mm, f/3.2). Raw images processed with HDR Efex Pro, Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC.

Monuments at the Greenock Cemetery in Scotland. Composite of 5 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 56 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 200, 56 mm, f/3.2). (David J Mathre)
Monuments at the Greenock Cemetery in Scotland. Composite of 5 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 56 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 200, 56 mm, f/3.2). (David J Mathre)