Category: Technology

Views of science and technology from around the world

Four-Years Ago (30-July-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Daytime Astronomy.

Sun with Sunspots. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and Questar 7 inch telescope with solar filter (ISO 200, ~2500 mm, f/16, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define 2, and Photoshop CS5.

Sun with Sunspots. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and Questar 7 inch telescope with solar filter (ISO 200, ~2500 mm, f/16, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define 2, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Sun with Sunspots. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and Questar 7 inch telescope with solar filter (ISO 200, ~2500 mm, f/16, 1/2000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Define 2, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)

Eight-Years Ago (24-June-2007) — Colorado

Summertime in Colorado — Front Range 2007 Air Show.

P-51 Val-Halla and F-15 Heritage Flight at the Front Range 2007 Air Show outside of Denver Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 110, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec).

P-51 Val-Halla and F-15 Heritage Flight at the Front Range 2007 Air Show outside of Denver Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 110, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
P-51 Val-Halla and F-15 Heritage Flight at the Front Range 2007 Air Show outside of Denver Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 110, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (09-June-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime in New Jersey.

Neighbor with a New Tractor on a Humid and Hot Spring Evening in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, focus magic, and Photoshop CC.

Neighbor with a New Tractor on a Humid and Hot Spring Evening in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, focus magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Neighbor with a New Tractor on a Humid and Hot Spring Evening in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, focus magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (31-May-2014) — Stockholm

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 0: Stockholm, Sweden.

Stern of the Vasa at the Museum in Stockholm. Composite of three images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 800, 12 mm, f/5.6, 1 sec). Raw image processed with AutoPano Giga Pro 4, Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. This was a difficult image to take even with a wide angle lens. The composite was processed with AutoPano Giga, Capture One was used to fix the perspective (keystone). Looking at where the waterline would be, it is not surprising that the ship sank on its maiden voyage. It is an amazing sight, and that it was preserved so well being underwater for over 300 years (from 1628 until 1961).

Stern of the Vasa at the Museum in Stockholm. Composite of three images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 12 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 800, 12 mm, f/5.6, 1 sec). Raw image processed with AutoPano Giga Pro 4, Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Stern of the Vasa at the Museum in Stockholm. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (22-May-2013) — Ireland

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop IV with Michael Mariant. Day 26: Dublin, Ireland.

A short time-lapse video of the “Sphere within a Sphere” at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.