Category: Nature

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

Eight-Years Ago (15-September-2007) — New Jersey. 

Late Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Battle weary alien warrior. What can I say… Looks like he needed cataract surgery. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 200 mm f/4 macro lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec).

Blind Praying Mantis. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 200 mm f/4 macro lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Blind Praying Mantis. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 200 mm f/4 macro lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Nine-Years Ago (15-September-2006) — Utah

Gone to See America 2006 Driving Tour. Day 17: Zion and Bryce National Parks, Utah.

The Raven – Edgar Allan Poe

“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—
Only this and nothing more.”

The Raven. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-70 mm kit lens (ISO 100, 70 mm, f/7.1, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)
The Raven. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-70 mm kit lens (ISO 100, 70 mm, f/7.1, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)

Seven-Years Ago (14-September-2008) — Utah

Gone to See America 2008. Moab Utah Photography Workshop with Winston Hall. Day 0: Classic Cars in Moab.

I arrived in Moab  a day early for a Photo Safari with Winston Hall. The parking lot at the motel where I was staying was filled with Vintage Chevrolet Club of America Classic Cars on tour across Utah and Arizona.


Click on the above image to access my PhotoShelter gallery containing the individual images in the slideshow.


(note – the last image in the slideshow has Silver Rhino II hiding in the background)

Sunday (13-September-2015) — New Jersey

Indoor Nature in New Jersey.

Creepy Crawlies in my Basement. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 500, 135 mm, f/4.4, 1/125 sec).

Spider. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 500, 135 mm, f/4.4, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)
Spider. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 500, 135 mm, f/4.4, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)

 

Two-Years Ago (13-September-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

My friend Harvey. Notice the mile-a-minute vine, but unfortunately the rabbit doesn’t eat it.

Harvey near my garden. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 180 mm f/2.8 lens with a FT1 adapter (ISO 200, 180 mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Harvey near my kitchen garden. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 180 mm f/2.8 lens with a FT1 adapter (ISO 200, 180 mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Harvey near my garden. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 180 mm f/2.8 lens with a FT1 adapter (ISO 200, 180 mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Harvey near my kitchen garden. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 180 mm f/2.8 lens with a FT1 adapter (ISO 200, 180 mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)