Category: Photo Techniques

Two-Years Ago (05-June-2014) — Shetland Island

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 5: Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Don’t Stand Behind a Puffin. I learned the hard way in Iceland shooting images of Puffins up a cliff the previous year. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens. (ISO 220, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec).

Don't Stand Behind a Puffin. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens. (ISO 220, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Don’t Stand Behind a Puffin. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens. (ISO 220, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Six-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 Preening in Kralendijk, Bonaire. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec).

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

Friday (03-June-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Wet Poppy Angel in the Rain. Image taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 60 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/4, 1/800 sec).

Wet Poppy Angel in the Rain. Image taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 60 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/4, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)
Wet Poppy Angel in the Rain. Image taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 60 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/4, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)

Friday (03-June-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Native and Natural Lawn Service. So far she is staying away from my new wildflowers. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm VR lens (ISO 900, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec).

Native and Natural Lawn Service. So far she is staying away from my new wildflowers. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm VR lens (ISO 900, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)
Native and Natural Lawn Service. So far she is staying away from my new wildflowers. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm VR lens (ISO 900, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)

Thursday (02-June-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Time-lapse side-show of a pink poppy opening. Even though this looks like it is happening in daylight, the poppy flowers start to open in the very early dawn. I set the camera ISO to auto and let it ride to the maximum. Individual images can be viewed here.