Category: Nature

Views of nature and the natural world. Plants, animals, and wildlife from around the world.

Two-Years Ago (08-August-2014) — Finland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 69: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Reindeer and Sammi Field Trip.

Sun Going Down Over Rural Finland from the Overnight Rovaniemi to Helsinki Train. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 1600, 23 mm, f/16, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC.

Sun Going Down Over Rural Finland from the Overnight Rovaniemi to Helsinki Train. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 1600, 23 mm, f/16, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Sun Going Down Over Rural Finland from the Overnight Rovaniemi to Helsinki Train. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 1600, 23 mm, f/16, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (08-August-2014) — Finland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 69: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Reindeer and Lappland Field Trip. Rovaniemi, Finland.

Foraging Mushrooms in the Woods near Rovaniemi. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera. (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Foraging Wild Mushrooms in the Woods near Rovaniemi, Finland. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Voyage, Reindeer and Lappland Field Trip. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Foraging Wild Mushrooms in the Woods near Rovaniemi, Finland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/3.5, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (08-August-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Bald-faced Hornet on a Holly Leaf. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/250 sec).

A couple of years earlier the bald-faced hornets built a basketball sized nest in my backyard [24-July-2010]. This time I couldn’t find the nest.

Bald-faced Hornet on a Holly Leaf. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Bald-faced Hornet on a Holly Leaf. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five-Years (08-August-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Devil Rabbit. Image taken with a Nikon 700 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec). Red-eye due to the flash being reflected.

Rabbit with Bloodshot Eyes. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec) using the pop-up flash. (David J Mathre)
Rabbit with Bloodshot Eyes. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec) using the pop-up flash. (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (08-August-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Young Fawn Resting in the Woods. Image taken with a Nikon D700 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/25 sec).

Fawn Hiding in the Woods. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/25 sec). (David J Mathre)
Fawn hiding in plain sight. Image taken with a Nikon D700 camera and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/25 sec). (David J Mathre)