Category: Photo Techniques

Four-Years Ago (07-August-2012) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Kermit the Bullfrog in a pond at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 400 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 560, 400 mm, f/8, 1/400 sec).

Bullfrog in a Pond. Summer Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 400 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 560, 400 mm, f/8, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Bullfrog in a Pond. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 400 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 560, 400 mm, f/8, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (07-August-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature New Jersey.

Young Buck sticking its Tongue out. Note it has “mile-a-minute”  vine stuck to its side. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR II lens (ISO 280, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6 and Photoshop CS5.

How and when the mile-a-minute vine (invasive weeds) were transported into my yard. Within a few years the vines took over much of my backyard – killing many trees. The vines are more aggressive than the wild grape vines and poison ivy vines. It has taken significant effort to reclaim the yard.

Young Buck. Backyard Nature in my Backyard -- Summer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR II lens (ISO 280, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6 and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Young Buck.  Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR II lens (ISO 280, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec).  (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (07-August-2010) — California

Gone to See America August 2010 Road Trip. Day 7: Eastern Sierra Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Alabama Hills.

Sunrise Starburst Through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Composite of 5 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/22, 1/15 to 1/250 sec) processed using NIK HDR Efex Pro.

Sunrise Starburst Through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/22, 1/60 sec) processed using Capture One Pro 6. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise Starburst Through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/22, 1/60 sec) processed using Capture One Pro 6. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise Starburst Through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Composite of 5 images taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/22, 1/15 to 1/250 sec) processed using Photomatix Pro. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise Starburst Through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Composite of 5 images taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/22, 1/15 to 1/250 sec) processed using Photomatix Pro. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise Starburst Through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Composite of 5 images taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/22, 1/15 to 1/250 sec) processed using Photomatix Pro. Converted to B&W with Nik Silver Efex Pro 2. (David J Mathre)
Sunrise Starburst Through Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, California. Composite of 5 images taken with a Nikon D3x and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/22, 1/15 to 1/250 sec) processed using Photomatix Pro. Converted to B&W with Nik Silver Efex Pro 2. (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (07-August-2010) — California

Gone to See America August 2010 Road Trip. Day 7: Eastern Sierra Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Alabama Hills, CARMA Radio Telescopes.

A combination of still and time-lapse videos of the Night Sky and Milky Way viewed from the grounds of the CARMA Radio Telescope Array. CARMA is the Combined Array for Research in Millimeter Wave Astronomy run by Caltech, Berkeley, Univ Indiana Urbana, and Univ Maryland. It is located in the High Desert at Cedar Flats in the Inyo Mountains near Bishop, California. The research facility was shut down in 2015.

Six-Years Ago (07-August-2010) — California

Gone to See America August 2010 Road Trip. Day 7: Eastern Sierra Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. CARMA Radio Telescopes

Milky Way Viewed From the CARMA Radio Telescope Array. CARMA is the Combined Array for Research in Milimeter Wave Astronomy run by Caltech, Berkeley, Univ Indiana Urbana, and Univ Maryland. It is located in the High Desert at Cedar Flats in the Inyo Mountains near Bishop, California. The image was taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 1600, 16 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec).

According to an article in Wikipedia the telescopes ceased operation in April 2015.

Milky Way Viewed From the CARMA Radio Telescope Array. CARMA is the Combined Array for Research in Milimeter Wave Astronomy run by Caltech, Berkeley, Univ Indiana Urbana, and Univ Maryland. It is located in the High Desert at Cedar Flats in the Inyo Mountains near Bishop, California. The image was taken with a Nikon D3x and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 1600, 16 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). (David J Mathre)
Milky Way Viewed From the CARMA Radio Telescope Array. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 1600, 16 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). (David J Mathre)