Three-Years Ago (12-May-2013) — France

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop IV with Michael Mariant. Day 16: Paris, France.

Young Girl on a Kick-Scooter in Parc de Bercy. Late Spring Photowalk in Paris. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/11, 1/15 sec).

Young Girl on a Kick-Scooter in Parc de Bercy. Late Spring Photowalk in Paris. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/11, 1/15 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J. Mathre)
Young Girl on a Kick-Scooter in Parc de Bercy. Late Spring Photowalk in Paris. Image taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/11, 1/15 sec).  (David J. Mathre)

Seven-Years Ago (12-May-2009) — California

Gone to See America 2009 Road Trip. Day 5: Cedar City, Utah to Ridgecrest, California including Death Valley National Park.

Three rusted metal drums in the desert. Eureka Mine in Death Valley National Park, California. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/16, 1/6 sec). Image converted to B&W with Nik Silver Efex Pro.

Three Drums in the Desert at Eureka Mine in Death Valley National Park, California. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/16, 1/6 sec). Image converted to B&W with Nik Silver Efex Pro (David J. Mathre)
Three rusted metal drums in the desert. Eureka Mine in Death Valley National Park, California. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 45 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 100, 45 mm, f/16, 1/6 sec). (David J. Mathre)

Wednesday (11-May-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Troll guarding mushrooms. I guess they became bold since I’ve been away from the house for four months. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.4, 1/2000 sec).

Troll guarding mushrooms. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.4, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Troll guarding mushrooms. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.4, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (11-May-2016) — New Jersey.

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

It has been raining recently and the mushrooms are popping up. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens. (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec).

Wild mushrooms. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Wild mushrooms. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (11-May-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Rhododendron Flower. One of the few plants that blooms in my yard where the flowers are 6 feet above the ground. They are above and out of reach from the hungry deer. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec).

Rhododendron Bloom. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/7, 1/180 sec). (David J Mathre)
Rhododendron Bloom. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/7, 1/180 sec). (David J Mathre)