Friday (12-June-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Yucca flowers starting to bloom — The deer haven’t eaten them yet. Image taken with Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/4, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

While taking the image a young deer walked up right next to me and then realized I was there. I may have to stay up all night to protect the flowers.

Yucca flowers starting to bloom -- The deer haven't eaten them yet. Image taken with Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/4, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Yucca flowers starting to bloom — The deer haven’t eaten them yet. Image taken with Nikon D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/4, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Friday (12-June-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey.

An early yellow prickly pear cactus flower. Image taken with Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 100, 135 mm, f/4.5, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

An Early Yellow Prickly Pear Cactus Flower. Image taken with Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 100, 135 mm, f/4.5, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
An Early Yellow Prickly Pear Cactus Flower. Image taken with Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 100, 135 mm, f/4.5, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Thursday (11-June-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

The Fireflies Are Back. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Composite of 600 images taken with a D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro 8 and Photoshop CC. The images were combined using in Photoshop using Scripts/Statistics/Maximum. Next time need to increase the ISO or increase the aperture by at least 2 stops.

Firefly Trails. Composite of 600 images taken with a D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro 8 and Photoshop CC. The images were combined using in Photoshop using Scripts/Statistics/Maximum. (David J Mathre)
Firefly Trails. Composite of 600 images taken with a D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro 8 and Photoshop CC. The images were combined using in Photoshop using Scripts/Statistics/Maximum. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (08-June-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 8: Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Reykjavik, Iceland.

Garðskagaviti (The Lighthouse on Garðskagi). The old lighthouse on the Reykjanes Peninsula. Composite of 3 images taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/6.3). Raw image processed with NIK HDR Efex Pro, Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC.

Garðskagaviti (Lighthouse) (David J Mathre)
Garðskagaviti (The Lighthouse on Garðskagi). The old lighthouse on the Reykjanes Peninsula. (David J Mathre)