Six-Years Ago (21-August-2010) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

No Skating Sign in the middle of the pond at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Must be a sign of Global Warming on this hot day in the middle of the summer. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens with a 2.0 TC-E teleconverter (ISO 200, 210 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec).

No Skating Sign in the Middle of the Pond at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens with a 2.0 TC-E teleconverter (ISO 200, 210 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
No Skating Sign in the Middle of the Pond at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 lens with a 2.0 TC-E teleconverter . (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (17-August-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Night Time Thunderstorm. Two minute time-lapse video. Moon, Clouds, Lightning. Approximately 3000 Images taken between midnight and 4 AM from my backdoor using a Nikon D810A camera and 24 mm f/3.5 PC-E lens (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/4, 4 sec). At one point I had to move the camera away from the door during a heavy downpour. Time-lapse video created from the in camera jpg images using Photoshop CC. This was the fourth night in a row that we have had thunderstorms.

Two-Years Ago (05-August-2014) — Baltic Sea

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 66: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Baltic Sea.

Summer Baltic Sea Rain Clouds at Dawn.  From the deck of the MV Explorer at 04:30. Composite of 13 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 32 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 1600, 32 mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec). Raw images processed with Lightroom, Autopano Giga Pro, Capture One, Define, Perfect Resize, and Photoshop CC.

Summer Baltic Sea Rain Clouds at Dawn from the MV Explorer. Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Voyage. Composite of 13 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 32 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 1600, 32 mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec). Raw images processed with Lightroom, Autopano Giga Pro, Capture One, Define, Perfect Resize, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Summer Baltic Sea Rain Clouds at Dawn from the MV Explorer. Composite of 13 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Zeiss 32 mm f/1.8 lens (ISO 1600, 32 mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec).  (David J Mathre)

Monday (30-May-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

My first poppy flower opened in the rain this morning. Appropriate for Memorial Day. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec).

First Poppy Flower to open. Appropriately on Memorial Day Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)
First Poppy Flower to open. Appropriately on Memorial Day Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (12-March-2015) — Chile

Gone to See Patagonia 2015 Photography Tour with Thom Hogan. Day 11: Calafate, Argentina to Lago Grey, Chile

Rainbow Over Patagonia. Along the road to Lago Grey in Chile. Composite of two images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm lens (ISO 400, 23 mm, f/16, 1/320 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, AutoPano Giga Pro 4, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Rainbow Over Patagonia. Along the road to Lago Grey in Chile. Composite of two images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm lens (ISO 400, 23 mm, f/16, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Rainbow Over Patagonia. Along the road to Lago Grey in Chile. Composite of two images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm lens (ISO 400, 23 mm, f/16, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)