Category: Photo Techniques

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)

Sunday (20-March-2016) — South Africa

Gone to See the World. Semester at Sea Spring 2016 Voyage on the MV World Odyssey. Day 75: Cape Town, South Africa.

Lunch stop on our field trip to Seal Island and Boulders Beach. Hout Bay Overlook. Western Cape, South Africa. Composite of 13 images taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and AutoPano Giga Pro.

Hout Bay Overlook. Western Cape, South Africa. Composite of 13 image taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Hout Bay Overlook. Western Cape, South Africa. Composite of 13 images taken with a Leica T camera and 23 mm f/2 lens (ISO 100, 23 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)