Nature - David Mathre Photography

One-Year Ago (13-March-2014) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2014 – Winter Photography Workshop. Day 5: South East Coast.

Alien Green Turtle coming ashore on a black sand beach near Jökulsárlón lagoon in Southeast Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 24 mm f/1.4G lens + Singh-Ray 10 stop neutral density filter (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/16, 13 sec).

I am not providing the names of the Photo Workshop/Safari guides for this tour since they didn’t wake their clients up the night before for a display of Northern Lights. They were very proud to show us the images that they took…

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)

Thursday (05-March-2015) — Argentina

Gone to See Patagonia 2015 Photography Tour with Thom Hogan. Day 4: Hosteria Helsingfors.

Wet Crested Caracara at Hosteria Helsingfors in Patagonia (southern Argentina). The bird was sitting outside the kitchen window in the rain (begging for bacon). Images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/4.8, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

I think I am going to like this lens. The images were taken hand-held with the optical image stabilization (OIS) on at 1/30 sec.

Crested Caracara at Hosteria Helsingfors in Patagonia (southern Argentina). Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/4.8, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (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)

Six-Years Ago (18-February-2009) — New Jersey

Winter Nature in New Jersey.

Black-capped Chickadee trying to keep warm above my doorway on a cold winter night. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/7, 1/60 sec, flash).

Black-capped Chickadee trying to keep warm. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/7, 1/60 sec, flash). (David J. Mathre)