Five-Years Ago (10-July-2010) — New Jersey

Backyard Nighttime Summer Sky Over New Jersey.

Star, Moon, Jet, and Firefly Trails. Composite of 980 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 14 mm f/2.8D lens (ISO 200, 14 mm, f/4, 8 sec). Raw images processed using PhotoShop CC and Startrails.exe

Star, Moon, Jet, and Firefly Trails. Summer Night in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 14 mm f/2.8D lens (ISO 200, 14 mm, f/4, 8 sec). Composite of 980 images combined using the Startrails program. (David J Mathre)
Star, Moon, Jet, and Firefly Trails. Summer Night in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 14 mm f/2.8D lens (ISO 200, 14 mm, f/4, 8 sec). Composite of 980 images combined using the Startrails program. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (09-July-2014) — Ireland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 39: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Port of Dublin.

Dublin Port Operations. The P&O lines European Endeavour, a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) cargo ship being loaded at the Alexandra Quay. Notice the six tankers of Guinness waiting to be loaded and shipped to Europe. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/16, 1/1600 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Define, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Dublin Port Operations. The P&O lines European Endeavour, a roll-on/roll-off (RO/RO) cargo ship being loaded at the Alexandra Quay. Notice the six tankers of Guinness waiting to be loaded and shipped to Europe. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/16, 1/1600 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Define, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Dublin Port Operations. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 400, 24 mm, f/16, 1/1600 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Define, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Thursday (07-July-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey

Young Fawn with Spots and Doe. Early Evening Natural Lawn Service that I don’t have to pay for. I will not comment what they did to my wildflower patch. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/160 sec).

Young Fawn with Spots and Doe. Early Evening Natural Lawn Service that I don't have to pay for. I will not comment what they did to my wildflower patch. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)
Young Fawn with Spots and Doe. Early Evening Natural Lawn Service that I don’t have to pay for. I will not comment what they did to my wildflower patch. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (06-July-2014) — Scotland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 36: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Glasgow, Scotland.

Scotch Whisky Tasting – Glengoyne Distillery. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 32 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 800, 32 mm, f/1.8, 1/60 sec).

Scotch Whisky Tasting - Glengoyne Distillery. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 32 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 800, 32 mm, f/1.8, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Scotch Whisky Tasting – Glengoyne Distillery. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 32 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 800, 32 mm, f/1.8, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (06-July-2014) – Scotland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 36: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Glasgow, Scotland.

Fence Post and Rothesay Castle. Image taken with a Fuji XT-1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 12 mm, f/16, 1/75 sec).

Fence Post and Rothesay Castle. Image taken with a Fuji XT-1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 12 mm, f/16, 1/75 sec). (David J Mathre)
Fence Post and Rothesay Castle. Image taken with a Fuji XT-1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 12 mm, f/16, 1/75 sec). (David J Mathre)