Category: Photo Techniques

Monday (09-May-2016) — New Jersey

Indoor Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Having Trouble Getting Close Enough to Suck Juices From My Cactus. Indoor Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D810A camera 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 800, 60 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec).

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug climbing a cactus. Indoor spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 800, 60 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug climbing a cactus. Image taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 800, 60 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (01-May-2014) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Carpenter Bee in Flight. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec). This is a crop from the full image. I did this hand-held, and had to manually focus. So lots of out of focus images to get one I liked.

Carpenter Bee in Flight. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec). This is a crop from the full image. I did this hand-held, and had to manually focus. So lots of out of focus images. (David J Mathre)
Carpenter Bee in Flight. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec). This is a crop from the full image. I did this hand-held, and had to manually focus. So lots of out of focus images. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (18-April-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Ant in a Yellow Daffodil.  Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 205 mm, f/11, 1/800 sec). Field of view equivalent to 550 mm with a 35 mm sensor. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Ant in a Yellow Daffodil.  Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 205 mm, f/11, 1/800 sec). Field of view equivalent to 550 mm with a 35 mm sensor. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Ant in a Yellow Daffodil.  Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm lens (ISO 200, 205 mm, f/11, 1/800 sec). Field of view equivalent to 550 mm with a 35 mm sensor. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Eight-Years Ago (11-April-2008) — Arizona

Gone to See America 2008. Page Arizona Photography Workshop with Winston Hall. Day 4: Buckskin Gulch.

Shadow Boxing. While waiting outside the motel in Page, Arizona for the vehicles to get ready for the workshop location I saw this pair of male House Finches fighting. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/8, 1/640 sec)

Pair of Male House Finches Fighting in Page Arizona. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/8, 1/640 sec) (David J. Mathre)
Pair of Male House Finches Fighting in Page Arizona. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 18-200 mm lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/8, 1/640 sec) (David J. Mathre)

Saturday (09-April-2016) — Morocco

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 95: Field Trip to Fes.

Interesting Glass Insulators Holding the Power Lines. Early evening on a bus traveling on the highway from Fes to Casablanca, Morocco. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm OS lens (ISO 400, 116 mm, f/4.2, 1/1000 sec).

Interesting Glass Insulators Holding the Power Lines. Early evening on a bus traveling on the highway from Fes to Casablanca, Morocco. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm OS lens (ISO 400, 116 mm, f/4.2, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Interesting Glass Insulators Holding the Power Lines. Early evening on a bus traveling on the highway from Fes to Casablanca, Morocco. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm OS lens (ISO 400, 116 mm, f/4.2, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)