Category: Nature

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

Four-Years Ago (26-July-2008) — Colorado

Summertime in Colorado.

Summer Panorama — Cloud and Sky Reflections at a Lake in Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge. The air was clear in northern Colorado, and the sky very blue.

Summer Panorama Cloud and Sky Reflections at a Lake in Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge. Composite of 3 images taken with a Nikon D3 and 24 mm f/3.5 PC-E lens (ISO 200, 24 mm, f/16, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)
Summer Panorama Cloud and Sky Reflections at a Lake in Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge. Composite of 3 images taken with a Nikon D3 and 24 mm f/3.5 PC-E lens (ISO 200, 24 mm, f/16, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (03-July-2012) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature in New Jersey. Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Kermit the Bull Frog in a Pond. If you look close there is a mosquito below the eye. The resolution with the D800 camera is amazing.

Kermit the Bull Frog in a Pond in the Sourland Mountain Preserve in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 300 mm f/2.8G VR lens + TC-E III 20 Teleconverter (ISO 360, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Kermit the Bull Frog in a Pond in the Sourland Mountain Preserve in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 300 mm f/2.8G VR lens + TC-E III 20 Teleconverter (ISO 360, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (19-June-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Late Springtime in New Jersey.

On this last day of spring, I saw a fat groundhog eating grass just off my porch. The animal is really shy, running away as soon as it sees my camera & lens.

Shy Groundhog in My Backyard. Last Day of Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 250, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Shy Groundhog in My Backyard. Last Day of Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 250, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (05-June-2010) — Bonaire

Gone to See the Caribbean Islands. Semester at Sea Spring 2010 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Day 10: Kralendijk, Bonaire.

Brown Pelican With an Itch in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 250 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec).

Brown Pelican With an Itch in Kralendijk Bonaire. (David J Mathre)
Brown Pelican With an Itch in Kralendijk Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 250 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec).(David J Mathre)

Monday (04-June-2012) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Early this morning while not really awake I felt this Dog/Wood Tick crawling up my arm. I collected and saved it for some macro images. Did I say “I Hate Ticks”

Dog/Wood Tick. Early Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/22, 1/60 sec) with SB2-R200 flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6 and Photoshop CS6. (David J Mathre)
Dog/Wood Tick. Early Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/22, 1/60 sec) with SB2-R200 flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6 and Photoshop CS6. (David J Mathre)
Underside of a Dog/Wood Tick. Early Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/22, 1/60 sec) with SB2-R200 flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6 and Photoshop CS6. (David J Mathre)
Underside of a Dog/Wood Tick. Early Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/22, 1/60 sec) with SB2-R200 flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6 and Photoshop CS6. (David J Mathre)