One-Year Ago (05-July-2014) — Scotland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 35: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Greenock, Scotland.

Monuments at the Greenock Cemetery in Scotland. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Composite of 5 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 56 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 200, 56 mm, f/3.2). Raw images processed with HDR Efex Pro, Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC.

Monuments at the Greenock Cemetery in Scotland. Composite of 5 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 56 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 200, 56 mm, f/3.2). (David J Mathre)
Monuments at the Greenock Cemetery in Scotland. Composite of 5 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 56 mm f/1.2 lens (ISO 200, 56 mm, f/3.2). (David J Mathre)

Saturday (04-July-2015) — Nevada

America the Beautiful. Happy Birthday.

Great Basin National Park — Back Side of a 2013 United States Quarter. This is one of my favorite National Parks, and probably one of the least visited. Some of the Bristlecone Pines in the park are nearly 5000 years old. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, flash). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Great Basin National Park -- Back Side of a 2013 United States Quarter. This is one of my favorite National Parks, and probably one of the least visited. Some of the Bristlecone Pines in the park are nearly 5000 years old. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, flash). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Great Basin National Park — Back Side of a 2013 United States Quarter. This is one of my favorite National Parks, and probably one of the least visited. Some of the Bristlecone Pines in the park are nearly 5000 years old. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, flash). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (03-July-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Harvey the Rabbit. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 160, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/20 sec). Note that this is equivalent to 1080 mm on a 35 mm sensor, and was hand-held. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Harvey the Rabbit in My Backyard. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 160, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/20 sec). Note that this is equivalent to 1080 mm on a 35 mm sensor, and was hand-held. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Harvey the Rabbit in My Backyard. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 160, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/20 sec). Note that this is equivalent to 1080 mm on a 35 mm sensor, and was hand-held. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (03-July-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Wild Raspberry Cluster. Composite of 20 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens + TC-E III 20 teleconverter (ISO 100, 210 mm, f/6, 1/60 sec) with SB900 flash. Raw images processed with Capture One Pro 6 and Photoshop CS5. Helicon Focus used to make the focus-stacked composite of the images.

Wild Raspberry Cluster. Early Summer Backyard Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens + TC-E III 20 teleconverter (ISO 100, 210 mm, f/6, 1/60 sec) with SB900 flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6 and Photoshop CS5. Helicon Focus composite of 20 images. (David J Mathre)
Wild Raspberry Cluster. Early Summer Backyard Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens + TC-E III 20 teleconverter (ISO 100, 210 mm, f/6, 1/60 sec) with SB900 flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6 and Photoshop CS5. Helicon Focus composite of 20 images. (David J Mathre)