Category: Landscape

Views of the land around the world

Monday (08-September-2014) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

I finally tracked down a Monarch Butterfly today. Since I returned from the Semester at Sea voyage, it has been hot in New Jersey and the butterflies have been sparse. It was cloudy and windy today so wasn’t that hopeful. Lots of the yellow wild flowers, a very few thistle blooms – but did see several milkweed pods. Finally, I did see one Monarch Butterfly fly by. I had to pass through a lot of raspberry bushes to get close enough to get some good images.

Monarch Butterfly at the Sourland Mountain Preserve, Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/8, 1/400 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Monarch Butterfly at the Sourland Mountain Preserve, (David J Mathre)
Monarch Butterfly at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (06-September-2013) — New Jersey

Late Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Honey Bee Working the Yellow Bearded Beggarticks Wildflowers. Near the pond at the nearby Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec).

Honey Bee Working the Late Summer Yellow Wildflowers (Bearded Beggarticks). Near the Pond at Sourland Mountain Preserve in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Honey Bee Working the Late Summer Yellow Wildflowers (Bearded Beggarticks). Near the Pond at Sourland Mountain Preserve in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (30-August-2009) — At Sea

Gone to See North America Road Trip. Day 09: Alaska Marine Highway on the MV Columbia.

Bald Eagle on Channel Marker 54 From the deck of the MV Columbia (Alaska Marine Highway). Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec).

Bald Eagle on Channel Marker 54 From the deck of the MV Columbia (Alaska Marine Highway). Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Bald Eagle on Channel Marker 54 From the deck of the MV Columbia (Alaska Marine Highway). Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 400, 280 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Thursday (28-August-2014) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature in New Jersey: Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Can You Find the Insect Hiding in this Image of a Joe Pye Weed. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/8, 1/800 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Praying Mantis Hiding In a Joe Pye Weed at the Sourland Mountain Preserve, in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/8, 1/800 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Praying Mantis Hiding In a Joe Pye Weed at the Sourland Mountain Preserve, in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/8, 1/800 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)

Friday (15-August-2014) — Poland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 76: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Gdansk, Poland.

Stone Pathway in a Wooded Park — Gdansk, Poland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). In camera B&W JPG image.

Stone Pathway in a Wooded Park -- Gdansk. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). In camera B&W image. (David J Mathre)
Stone Pathway in a Wooded Park — Gdansk. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). In camera B&W image. (David J Mathre)