Category: Skyscape

Views of the sky. Sunrise, sunset, clouds, and weather

Seven-Years Ago (17-August-2009) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Right Angle Star Trails. Operator error, didn’t tighten the ball head on the tripod. Images taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24 mm f/3.5 PC-E lens.

Operator Error. Right Angle Star Trails. Images taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24 mm f/3.5 PC-E lens. (David J Mathre)
Operator Error. Right Angle Star Trails. Images taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 24 mm f/3.5 PC-E lens. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (16-August-2014) — Poland.

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 77: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Gdansk, Poland.

Sunset over Westerplatte and the Monument to the Defenders viewed from the deck of the MV Explorer while docked in Gdansk.  Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/640 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Sunset over Westerplatte and the Monument to the Defenders viewed from the deck of the MV Explorer while docked in Gdansk.  Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/640 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Sunset over Westerplatte and the Monument to the Defenders viewed from the deck of the MV Explorer while docked in Gdansk.  Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/5, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (14-August-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Star Trails Looking North. Composite of 146 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).

Star Trails Looking South. Composite of 133 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec).

Raw images processed with Capture One Pro with the composite processed using Phototshop CC Statistics/Maximum.

Star Trails Looking North. Composite of 146 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)
Star Trails Looking North. Composite of 146 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)
Startrails Looking South. Composite of 133 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)
Star Trails Looking South. Composite of 133 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (14-August-2014) — Poland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 75: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Gdansk, Poland.

Walkabout in Westerplatte Memorial Park in Gdansk, Poland. The location of the first battle of WWII on September 1st, 1939. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Images taken with a Leica X2 camera.


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Two-Years Ago (14-August-2014) — Poland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 75: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Gdansk, Poland.

Pirate Galleon Passing the Lighthouse and Port Operations Center in Gdansk, Poland. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/4.5, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Pirate Ferry. Lighthouse, Port Office. Walkabout in Westerplatte Memorial Park. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera and 24 mm lens. (David J Mathre)
Pirate Ferry. Lighthouse, Port Operations. Walkabout in Westerplatte Memorial Park. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera and 24 mm lens. (David J Mathre)