Nine-Years Ago (09-September-2006) — California

Gone to See America 2006 Driving Tour. Day 15: North Coast of California.

My final day on the road before attending  a scientific meeting in San Francisco. For whatever reason, I didn’t take any pictures while in San Francisco. After the meeting, the camera came back out for the return trip to New Jersey. Images for this post include three from Humboldt-Redwoods State forest and thirteen from along the coast. When reviewing the images again for this post I realized many of the images were not in focus. I obviously wasn’t or didn’t know how to think about composition.

Humboldt Redwoods State Forest. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-70 mm kit lens. (David J Mathre)
Humboldt Redwoods State Forest. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-70 mm kit lens. (David J Mathre)
Ferns in Humboldt Redwoods State Forest. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-70 mm kit lens. (David J Mathre)
Ferns in Humboldt Redwoods State Forest. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-70 mm kit lens. (David J Mathre)
Humboldt Redwoods State Forest. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-70 mm kit lens. (David J Mathre)
Humboldt Redwoods State Forest. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 18-70 mm kit lens. (David J Mathre)


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One-Year Ago (08-September-2014) — New Jersey

Summertime Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Doe and Two Fawns — Lets Go and Eat the Grass in the Next Yard. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 500, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Doe and Two Fawns. (David J Mathre)
Doe and Two FawnsImage taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 500, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (08-September-2009) — Alaska

Gone to See North America Road Trip. Day 18: Denali National Park, Alaska. (Day 4: Nikonians ANPAT 9).

We separated into four groups, and our group of eight rode one of the Park Service buses on the only road into the National Park. We stopped at Stony Hill Scenic Overlook to view Denali with some amazing lenticular clouds. We saw lots of animals (Dall Sheep, Red Fox, Grizzly Bear, Coyote) either on or near the road. Some so close, I had trouble focusing.

Stony Hill Scenic Overlook. Autumn Panorama of the Highway to Denali, Denali National Park, Alaska. Composite of 3 vertical images taken with a Nikon D3x and 85 mm f/2.8 TC-E lens (ISO 100, 85 mm, f/16, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)
Stony Hill Scenic Overlook. Autumn Panorama of the Highway to Denali. Composite of 3 vertical images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 85 mm f/2.8 TC-E lens (ISO 100, 85 mm, f/16, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)


Red Fox. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 150 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red Fox. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 150 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Grizzly Bear. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 400 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Grizzly Bear. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 400 mm, f/8, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Coyote. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 400 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Coyote. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 400 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Lone Photographer Viewing Denali. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 80 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). GPS Location (N63.431 W-150.304) (David J. Mathre)
Lone Photographer Viewing Denali. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 80 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). GPS Location (N63.431 W-150.304) (David J. Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (03-September-2012) — Ireland

Gone to see Europe. Semester at Sea. Fall 2012 Semester Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 11: Field Trip to Howth and Departure from Dublin, Ireland.

We were only in Dublin for two days. The town was crowded with additional tourists and US Naval sailors because Navy was playing Notre Dame. I finally found a working cash machine, but it only had 50 euro bills which were hard to use for small purchases. In the morning I joined a Field Trip for a hike in Howth. Later in the afternoon, I took a series of images as the students and staff went through security before boarding the ship. Security was looking for alcohol and other contraband (including food).


Panorama from Howth Head. Composite of 12 images taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/8, 1/1000 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and AutoPano Giga Pro. (David J Mathre)
Panorama from Howth Head. Composite of 18 images taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/8, 1/1000 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and AutoPano Giga Pro. (David J Mathre)
Panorama from Howth Head. Composite of 12 images taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/8, 1/1000 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and AutoPano Giga Pro. (David J Mathre)
Panorama from Howth Head. Composite of 12 images taken with a Leica X2 camera (ISO 100, 24 mm, f/8, 1/1000 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and AutoPano Giga Pro. (David J Mathre)


Four-Years Ago (03-September-2011) — New Jersey

Indoor Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

One of my house pets. Scutigera coleoptrata (House Centipede) — Not a Silverfish.

Creepy Crawly. Scutigera Coleoptrata (House Centipede) -- Not a Silverfish. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 VR Macro (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/16, 1/60 sec) with SB-900 Flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Creepy Crawly. Scutigera Coleoptrata (House Centipede) — Not a Silverfish. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 VR Macro (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/16, 1/60 sec) with SB-900 Flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Creepy Crawly. Scutigera coleoptrata (House Centipede) -- Not a Silverfish. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 VR Macro (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/16, 1/60 sec) with SB-900 Flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Creepy Crawly. Scutigera coleoptrata (House Centipede) — Not a Silverfish. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 VR Macro (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/16, 1/60 sec) with SB-900 Flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)