Category: Skyscape

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

Two-Years Ago (10-August-2014) — Baltic Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 71: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. At Sea.

Yoga Silhouettes at Sunset on the Deck of the MV Explorer.  Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 1600, 12 mm, f/13, 1/60 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Yoga at Sunset on the Deck of the MV Explorer.  Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 1600, 12 mm, f/13, 1/60 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Yoga at Sunset on the Deck of the MV Explorer.  Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 1600, 12 mm, f/13, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (10-August-2010) — Utah

Gone to See America August 2010 Road Trip. Day 10: Great Basin National Park, Nevada to Park City, Utah.

After a long day driving, I arrived in Park City. It was off season, and the Marriott Hotel I was staying at upgraded me to a room with two balconies and more square feet than my house. I was able to set up a camera on each balcony to do night sky star trails. One camera looking north and up to Polaris, the other looking east.

Star Trails from a Hotel in Park City, Utah. Composite of 154 images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 400, 45 mm, f/4, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite made using the Photoshop CC statistics (maximum) module. (David J Mathre)
Star Trails looking north and up. Composite of 154 images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 400, 45 mm, f/4, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite made using the Photoshop CC statistics (maximum) module. (David J Mathre)
Star Trails from a Hotel in Park City, Utah. Composite of 233 images taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 400, 16 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite made using the Photoshop CC statistics (maximum) module. (David J Mathre)
Star Trails from a Hotel in Park City, Utah. Composite of 233 images taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 400, 16 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite made using the Photoshop CC statistics (maximum) module. (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (09-August-2010) – Nevada

Gone to See America August 2010 Road Trip. Day 9: California to Nevada.

Earthlings Welcome. Little Aleinn Restaurant Bar and Motel in Rachel, Nevada. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/16, 1/80 sec).

Earthlings Welcome. Little Aleinn Restaurant Bar and Motel in Rachel, Nevada. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/16, 1/80 sec). (David J Mathre)
Earthlings Welcome. Little Aleinn Restaurant Bar and Motel in Rachel, Nevada. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/16, 1/80 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (08-August-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Summer Star Trails. (1) Looking South. Composite of 167 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (2) Looking North. Composite of 134 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 Photoshop CC. Composite created with Scripts, Statistics, Maximum)

Summer Star Trails. Looking South. Composite of 167 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. Composite created with Scripts, Statistics, Maximum) (David J Mathre)
Summer Star Trails. Looking South. Composite of 167 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)
Summer Star Trails. Looking North. Composite of 134 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 Photoshop CC. Composite created with Scripts, Statistics, Maximum) (David J Mathre)
Summer Star Trails. Looking North. Composite of 134 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)

Two-Years Ago (08-August-2014) — Finland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 69: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Reindeer and Sammi Field Trip.

Sun Going Down Over Rural Finland from the Overnight Rovaniemi to Helsinki Train. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 1600, 23 mm, f/16, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC.

Sun Going Down Over Rural Finland from the Overnight Rovaniemi to Helsinki Train. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 1600, 23 mm, f/16, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Sun Going Down Over Rural Finland from the Overnight Rovaniemi to Helsinki Train. Image taken with a Fuji XT1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 1600, 23 mm, f/16, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)