Category: Photo Techniques

Eight-Years Ago (18-January-2009) — New Jersey

Wintertime Wildlife in New Jersey.

Wildlife observed while taking a walk a the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Both the young deer looks cold. Images taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens.

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Yearling Deer Eating my Shrubs in the Snow. Nikon D300 18-200 mm f/3.5-5.6 VR lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/6.3, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (17-January-2016) — Pacific Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 12: Crossing the Pacific Ocean.

Afternoon yoga in the sun — On the deck of the MV World Odyssey while crossing the Pacific Ocean from Hawaii to Japan. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 11-23 mm lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/14, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro including conversion to B&W.

Afternoon yoga in the sun on the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey Image taken with a Leica T camera and 11-23 mm lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/14, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro including conversion to B&W. (David J Mathre)
Afternoon yoga in the sun on the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey Image taken with a Leica T camera and 11-23 mm lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/14, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro including conversion to B&W. (David J Mathre)
Statue on the forward upper deck of the MV World Odyssey holding back the sunburst. Leica T camera and 11-23 mm lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/14, 1/4000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, and converted to B&W with NIK Silver Efex Pro. (David J Mathre)
Statue on the forward upper deck of the MV World Odyssey holding back the sunburst. Leica T camera and 11-23 mm lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/14, 1/4000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, and converted to B&W with NIK Silver Efex Pro. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (17-January-2016) — Pacific Ocean

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 12: Crossing the Pacific Ocean.

Sunrise over the Pacific Ocean including a series of four images of the solar disk. The closest I’ve been catching the “Green Flash” at sunrise. Images taken with a Nikon N1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). Field of View equivalent to an 810 mm lens on a 35 mm sensor camera.

Panorama of the sun rising over the Pacific Ocean from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. Composite of two images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Panorama of the sun rising over the Pacific Ocean from the aft deck of the MV World Odyssey. Composite of two images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)


Student photographer at sunrise showing me her selfie otn the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)
Student photographer at sunrise showing me her selfie otn the deck of the MV World Odyssey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 35 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 200, 35 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (16-January-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Winter Nature in New Jersey.

Squirrel in my backyard eating a nut. Images taken with a Nikon 1 V1 camera, FT1 adapter, and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/400 sec). Field of view equivalent to 540 mm on a 35 mm sensor camera). Animation created using Google Photo Assistant.



Individual images in the slide show can be viewed here.

Six-Years Ago (15-January-2011) — Chile

Gone to See Patagonia 2010/2011. Photography Workshop with Thom Hogan. Day 20: Puerto Natales, Chile. Hostage Day 4.

Day four in Puerto Natales. The Chilean Red Cross and Military organized safe passage out of Puerto Natales for the departure for all of the tourists being held against their will in southern Chile. We first had to get to the Red Cross refuge center that was set up in the E3 elementary school to register. Then it was a lot of waiting as the Red Cross tried to organize lists and priorities to depart. There were nearly 1000 folks in the refuge center. A doctor gave me some antibiotics for my upper respiratory infection (that was turning into walking pneumonia. This also moved me up the list so I was with the 2nd group to depart. While at the refuge center, we got a certificate from the Gubernator of Southern Chile stating that we had been detained against our will. This is a series of snapshots taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 camera documenting the day. Freedom at last. I ended up sleeping in the Punta Arenas airport lobby before getting the first commercial plane to Santiago the next morning. The road between Santiago, and the Santiago International Airport were still being blocked by the protesters. I have to thank Thom Hogan, Rob Noonan, Wilderness Travel, the Chilean Red Cross, and the Chilean Air Force for getting us out safely.



Individual images from the slide-show can be viewed here.