Category: Nature

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

Wednesday (08-July-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Nighttime Summer Nature in New Jersey.

Firefly Trails. Composite of 450 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII telephoto zoom lens (ISO 3200, 210 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum).

Firefly Trails. Composite of 450 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII telephoto zoom lens (ISO 3200, 210 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). (David J Mathre)
Firefly Trails. Composite of 450 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII telephoto zoom lens (ISO 3200, 210 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). (David J Mathre)

Saturday (04-July-2015) — Nevada

America the Beautiful. Happy Birthday.

Great Basin National Park — Back Side of a 2013 United States Quarter. This is one of my favorite National Parks, and probably one of the least visited. Some of the Bristlecone Pines in the park are nearly 5000 years old. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, flash). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Great Basin National Park -- Back Side of a 2013 United States Quarter. This is one of my favorite National Parks, and probably one of the least visited. Some of the Bristlecone Pines in the park are nearly 5000 years old. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, flash). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Great Basin National Park — Back Side of a 2013 United States Quarter. This is one of my favorite National Parks, and probably one of the least visited. Some of the Bristlecone Pines in the park are nearly 5000 years old. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, flash). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (03-July-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Harvey the Rabbit. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 160, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/20 sec). Note that this is equivalent to 1080 mm on a 35 mm sensor, and was hand-held. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Harvey the Rabbit in My Backyard. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 160, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/20 sec). Note that this is equivalent to 1080 mm on a 35 mm sensor, and was hand-held. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Harvey the Rabbit in My Backyard. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 160, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/20 sec). Note that this is equivalent to 1080 mm on a 35 mm sensor, and was hand-held. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (03-July-2012) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature in New Jersey. Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Juvenile Canada Geese Playing Water Polo with a Fishing Float. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/800 sec).

Juvenile Canadian Geese Playing Water Polo with a Fishing Float. Summer Wildlife at the Sourland Mountain Preserve in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)
Juvenile Canadian Geese Playing Water Polo with a Fishing Float. Summer Wildlife at the Sourland Mountain Preserve in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)