Ten-Years Ago (29-August-2009) — At Sea, Inner Passage

Gone to See North America 2009 Road Trip. Day 08: Alaska Marine Highway on the MV Columbia.

Traveling from Bellingham, Washington to Haines, Alaska through British Columbia via the Inner Passage. The day started out foggy. During the night there was a bit of rain and wind. I felt sorry for the folks living rough on deck, but they seemed to be warm and cheerful once they moved under the covered Solarium. We saw a few Orcas during the day. Later in the afternoon, the sun came out and folks living rough moved their chairs back out on the open deck.


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Thirteen-Years Ago (29-August-2006) — North Dakota

Gone to See America 2006 Driving Tour. Day 4: Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota.

I visited both the North and South sections of the National Park. The Little Missouri river flows through the North section of the park.

Little Missouri River Overlook. Composite of 3 images taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-75 mm kit lens (ISO 100, 18 mm, f/5, 1/500 sec). Raw images processed with Topaz JPG to Raw; Capture One Pro, and AutoPano Giga Pro. (David J Mathre)
Little Missouri River Overlook. Composite of 3 images taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-75 mm kit lens (ISO 100, 18 mm, f/5, 1/500 sec). Raw images processed with Topaz JPG to Raw; Capture One Pro, and AutoPano Giga Pro. (David J Mathre)


Stone Overlook Shelter. Little Missouri River Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-75 mm kit lens (ISO 100, 52 mm, f/5, 1/500 sec). Raw images processed with Topaz JPG to Raw; Capture One Pro. (David J Mathre)
Stone Overlook Shelter. Little Missouri River Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-75 mm kit lens (ISO 100, 52 mm, f/5, 1/500 sec). Raw images processed with Topaz JPG to Raw; Capture One Pro. (David J Mathre)
Bison eating grass. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 100, 80 mm, f/5, 1/500 sec). Raw images processed with Topaz JPG to Raw; Capture One Pro. (David J Mathre)
Bison eating grass. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 100, 80 mm, f/5, 1/500 sec). Raw images processed with Topaz JPG to Raw; Capture One Pro. (David J Mathre)
Wild horse eating grass. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-75 mm kit lens (ISO 100, 18 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). Raw images processed with Topaz JPG to Raw; Capture One Pro. (David J Mathre)
Wild horse eating grass. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-75 mm kit lens (ISO 100, 18 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). Raw images processed with Topaz JPG to Raw; Capture One Pro. (David J Mathre)
Painted Canyon Overlook. Composite of 3 images taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-75 mm kit lens (ISO 100, 18 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). Raw images processed with Topaz JPG to Raw; Capture One Pro, and AutoPano Giga Pro. (David J Mathre)
Painted Canyon Overlook. Composite of 3 images taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-75 mm kit lens (ISO 100, 18 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). Raw images processed with Topaz JPG to Raw; Capture One Pro, and AutoPano Giga Pro. (David J Mathre)


Wednesday (28-August-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

When I woke up, I noticed a number of deer in the back. One doe with a bad case of mange was down. As soon as it saw me, it got up and one of the fawns joined it.


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Daily Electric Energy Used (45.9 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (40.9 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Still cool outside but more clouds for a net deficit of 5 kWh.

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Seven-Years Ago (28-August-2012) — North Atlantic Ocean

Gone to see Europe. Semester at Sea. Fall 2012 Semester Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 06: At Sea, North Atlantic Ocean.

It was another rough night with heavy seas. I got a picture of the waves outside my cabin portal. By dawn all of the water in the pool had sloshed out and the deck chairs were all tied down. During the day the wind reduced and the seas had calmed. By early evening the happy students escaping from cabin fever were out on deck for sunset. While shooting sunset, I looked behind and saw some students on the upper deck with the waxing Gibbous Moon in the sky next to them.  I would watch out for this type of moon shot on subsequent Semester at Sea voyages. I am waiting for a camera and telephoto lens combination where both the people and moon are in focus (infinite depth of field, and infinite ISO, with no noise).

Rough Seas at Night from my Cabin Portal. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 25600, 16 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Rough Seas at Night from my Cabin Portal. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 25600, 16 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)


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Eight-Years Ago (28-August-2011) — New Jersey

Hurricane Irene. Central New Jersey.

My Sunday afternoon post from eight-years ago. Today we are watching as Hurricane Dorian tracks toward central Florida.

By mid-afternoon, I still was not able to report the downed power lines in my yard. I drove to the nearby High School where there I could get much better ATT wireless Internet reception. I logged onto the PSE&G site and reported that I didn’t have power and that I had downed wires in the yard. The automated response let me know that they would have power restored by 8 PM 04-September (next Sunday). I figured that I would be living in my RV for the week. By the time that I got back to the house, I was very surprised to see 3 PSE&G trucks pulling up. It took them some time to free the downed wire from the trees and vines. It was right around this time that the wind and a small amount of rain started up from the back side of the hurricane. I commend the PSE&G workers for their dedication to be out working before the storm had passed. After they completed here, they fixed some other local problems and were able to restore power before it got dark. I feel lucky this time that power was restored this quickly. I know that there are many others still without power and the PSE&G crews will be busy for the next several days. The following images were taken with a Leica X1 camera. Images taken with a Nikon D700 camera will be included in another post.

PSE&G Truck and Crew Getting Set Up oo Repair the Downed Power Line. Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Leica X1 camera. (David J Mathre)
PSE&G Truck and Crew Getting Set Up oo Repair the Downed Power Line. Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Leica X1 camera. (David J Mathre)
PSE&G Workers Viewing the Downed Power Line. Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Leica X1 camera. (David J Mathre)
PSE&G Workers Viewing the Downed Power Line. Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Leica X1 camera. (David J Mathre)
Downed Power Line. Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Leica X1 camera. (David J Mathre)
Downed Power Line. Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Leica X1 camera. (David J Mathre)
Downed Power Line. Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Leica X1 camera. (David J Mathre)
Downed Power Line. Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Leica X1 camera. (David J Mathre)
PSE&G Truck and Crew Working on the Downed Power Line. Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Leica X1 camera. (David J Mathre)
PSE&G Truck and Crew Working on the Downed Power Line. Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Leica X1 camera. (David J Mathre)
PSE&G Worker Working to Free the the Downed Power Line from Trees and Vines. Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Leica X1 camera. (David J Mathre)
PSE&G Worker Working to Free the the Downed Power Line from Trees and Vines. Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Leica X1 camera. (David J Mathre)