Category: Photo Techniques

Thursday (11-November-2010) — New Jersey

Backyard Autumn Nighttime Sky Over New Jersey.

Waxing crescent moon on Veteran’s Day. Image taken with Nikon D3s camera and 400 mm f/2.8 lens with TC-E 2.0 teleconverter (ISO 200, 800 mm f/8, 1/100 sec).

Waxing Crescent Moon. Image taken with Nikon D3s and 400 mm f/2.8 lens with TC-E 2.0 teleconverter (ISO 200, 800 mm f/8, 1/100 sec) (David J Mathre)
Waxing Crescent Moon. Image taken with Nikon D3s camera and 400 mm f/2.8 lens with TC-E 2.0 teleconverter (ISO 200, 800 mm f/8, 1/100 sec) (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (10-November-2010) — New Jersey

Macro Images: Crystals.

I have always been fascinated  with gems and crystals. I loved growing sugar and then alum crystals as a kid. Ultimately, I became a chemist where growing crystals became part of my job. These are several random rough crystals that I have grown over the years. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro (ISO 100, f/11, 30 sec). Processed using Capture One Pro 5, Adobe Photoshop PS5 and Focus Magic.

Random Rough Crystals. Image taken with Nikon D3x and 60 mm f/2.8 macro (ISO 100, f/11, 30 sec) (David J Mathre)
Random Rough Crystals. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens (ISO 100, f/11, 30 sec) (David J Mathre)

 

Monday (08-November-2010) — New Jersey

2010 America the Beautiful National Park Commemorative Quarters.

Three of the 2010 America the Beautiful National Park Commemorative Quarters: Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and Grand Canyon National Park. I need to track down the coins for Hot Springs National Park and Mount Hood National Forest


Sunday (07-November-2010) — New Jersey

Backyard Solar Astronomy in New Jersey.

Solar image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and Questar 3.5″ telescope fitted with a sun filter (ISO 400, f/16, 1/1000 sec). I didn’t see any sunspots. A good source for solar activity is SpaceWeather.com.

Image of the Sun using a Questar Telescope (David J Mathre)
Image of the Sun using a Questar Telescope (David J Mathre)

Saturday (06-November-2010) — New Jersey

Backyard Autumn Nature in New Jersey.

Turkey Vulture soaring. The Turkey Vultures population has increased significantly since the state quit picking up the road killed deer. This is both hunting and rutting season so we have many deer running across roads and being hit by automobiles. Robin feasting on fall “bittersweet” berries. I don’t know if this robin plans to winter, or is feasting before flying south. Finally, some fall mushrooms.