One-Year Ago (26-August-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Waxing Gibbous Moon. A single image and composites of 7, 10, 12, and 20 images. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec) every 40 seconds. Each composite uses the images needed.

Waxing Gibbous Moon. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Waxing Gibbous Moon. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Waxing Gibbous Moon. Composites of seven images over 12-13 minutes. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Waxing Gibbous Moon. Composites of seven images over 12-13 minutes. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Waxing Gibbous Moon. Composites of ten images over 12-13 minutes. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Waxing Gibbous Moon. Composites of ten images over 12-13 minutes. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Waxing Gibbous Moon. Composites of twelve images over 12-13 minutes. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Waxing Gibbous Moon. Composites of twelve images over 12-13 minutes. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Waxing Gibbous Moon. Composites of twenty images over 12-13 minutes. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Waxing Gibbous Moon. Composites of twenty images over 12-13 minutes. Images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (26-August-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Star, Moon, and Jet trails. Looking south from my backdoor. Images taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec). Images processed with Capture One Pro, composite created using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). Converted to B&W with NIK Silver Efex II.

Star, Moon, and Jet trails. Looking south from my backdoor. Images taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec). Images processed with Capture One Pro, composite created using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). Converted to B&W with NIK Silver Efex II. (David J Mathre)
Star, Moon, and Jet trails. Looking south from my backdoor. Images taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec). Images processed with Capture One Pro, composite created using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). Converted to B&W with NIK Silver Efex II. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (26-August-2015) — New Jersey

Summertime Backyard Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Star Trails (and a few Jet Trails) Looking North. Backyard Summer Nature. Composite of 70 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, and composite generated using Photoshop CC (scripts, statistics, maximum).

Star Trails (and a few Jet Trails) Looking Upward and a bit north over the top of the house. Backyard Summer Nature. Composite of 70 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, and composite generated using Photoshop CC (scripts, statistics, maximum). (David J Mathre)
Star Trails (and a few Jet Trails) Looking Upward and a bit north over the top of the house. Backyard Summer Nature. Composite of 70 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). . (David J Mathre)

Seven-Years Ago (26-August-2009) — Washington

Gone to See North America Road Trip. Day 05: Grand Coulee Dam, Washington

Grand Coulee Dam Panorama. Composite of seven images taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 18 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, Photoshop and CC, NIK Color Efex. Panorama created using AutoPano Pro.

Grand Coulee Dam Panorama. Composite of seven images taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 18 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, Photoshop and CC, NIK Color Efex. Panorama created using AutoPano Pro. (David J Mathre)
Grand Coulee Dam Panorama. Composite of seven images taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-200 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 18 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)


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Nine-Years Ago (26-August-2007) — Colorado

Summertime Nature in Colorado.

Summer Morning Reflections at Lily Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 14 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 140, 14 mm, f/11, 1/60 sec).  Two versions — as originally processed, and reprocessed today (Capture One Pro, Photoshop CC, Focus Magic, and NIK Color Efex and NIK Define). Let me know which you like better (or why I save all images — to learn from my mistakes and to used newer image processing tools).

Summer Morning Reflections at Lily Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 14 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 14 mm, f/22, 1/20 sec). (David J Mathre)
Summer Morning Reflections at Lily Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 14 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 100, 14 mm, f/22, 1/20 sec). (David J Mathre)
Summer Morning Reflections at Lily Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 14 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 140, 14 mm, f/11, 1/60 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Photoshop CC, Focus Magic, and NIK Color Efex and NIK Define. (David J Mathre)
Summer Morning Reflections at Lily Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 14 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 140, 14 mm, f/11, 1/60 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Photoshop CC, Focus Magic, and NIK Color Efex and NIK Define. (David J Mathre)