Category: Landscape

Views of the land around the world

One-Year Ago (12-March-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2014 – Winter Photography Workshop. Day 4: South East Coast.

Aerial View of Reykjavik from and Eagle Air Plane. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, and Focus Magic.

Aerial View of Reykjavik from and Eagle Air Plane. Image taken with a Leica X2 (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, and Focus Magic. (David J Mathre)
Aerial View of Reykjavik from and Eagle Air Plane. Image taken with a Leica X2 (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, and Focus Magic. (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (10-March-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Wintertime Nature in New Jersey.

Squirrel Eating an Acorn in a Tree in My Front Yard. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V1 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens connected with a FT1 adapter (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/2.5, 1/800 sec). With the Nikon 1 sensor size, the field of view is equivalent to 540 mm on a 35 mm sensor.

Squirrel with an acorn in the afternoon sun. Winter nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V1 camera, FT1 adapter, and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/2.5, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)
Squirrel with an acorn in the afternoon sun. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V1 camera, FT1 adapter, and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/2.5, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (03-March-2015) — Argentina

Gone to See Patagonia 2015 Photography Tour with Thom Hogan. Day 2: Calafate to Helsingfors, Argentina

Early Morning Clouds in Patagonia. View from outside the Kau Yatun hotel before leaving for Helsingfors. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 400, 23 mm, f/8, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

There is something special about the clouds in Patagonia. The wind coming over the mountains forms the lenticular clouds with their unique shapes. Also the sun coming over the mountains lights up the clouds with sometimes intense and unique colors.

Early Morning Clouds viewed from the Kau Yatun hotel in El Calafate. Image taken with Fuji XT-1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 400, 23 mm, f/8, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Early Morning Clouds viewed from the Kau Yatun hotel in El Calafate. Image taken with Fuji XT-1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 400, 23 mm, f/8, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (12-February-2014) — Florida

Gone to See America. February 2014 Florida Road Trip. Day 12: Big Cypress National Preserve.

Crow Waiting For the Sun on a Foggy Morning at Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 160 mm, f/8, 1/20 sec).

Crow Waiting For the Sun at Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 160 mm, f/8, 1/20 sec). (David J Mathre)
Crow Waiting For the Sun at Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 100, 160 mm, f/8, 1/20 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (06-February-2014) — Florida

Gone to See America. February 2014 Florida Road Trip. Day 6 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Short time-lapse video of an Alligator crossing Biolab road in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Images taken with a Nikon Df camera and 400 mm f/2.8 lens. Images processed with Capture One Pro, Photoshop CC, Premiere Pro CC, and After Effects CC. I chose to stay in the car while photographing this sequence.