One-Year Ago (25-June-2014) — Portugal

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 25: Semester at Sea, Summer 2014 Semester Voyage. Departing Lisbon, Portugal.

Sleeping in the LUX Night Club Vestibule (6:30 AM on a Wednesday Morning). From the deck of the Semester at Sea MV Explorer docked just across from the night club in Lisbon, Portugal. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/4, 1/25 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Define 2, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Sleeping in the LUX Night Club Vestibule (6:30 AM on a Wednesday Morning). Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/4, 1/25 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Define 2, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Sleeping in the LUX Night Club Vestibule (6:30 AM on a Wednesday Morning). Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 70-200 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/4, 1/25 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Define 2, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (25-June-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summer Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Backyard Fireflies.  Composite of 110 images taken with a Nikon D3s and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 2500, 600 mm, f/13, 25 sec). Images processed with Capture One Pro, Startrails (used to stack the images), and Photoshop CS5.

Backyard Fireflies. Early Summer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 2500, 600 mm, f/13, 25 sec). Images processed with Capture One Pro, Startrails (used to stack 110 images), and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Backyard Fireflies. Early Summer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 2500, 600 mm, f/13, 25 sec). (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (25-June-2009) — California

Working at SIRNA in South San Francisco.

During the day we heard that Michael Jackson had died. That evening while looking for dinner in San Francisco we saw that the Wax Museum already had a Michael Jackson display.

Michael Jackson Memorial at the San Francisco Wax Museum. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 1600, 16 mm, f/2.8, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with DxO 6.5, Capture One Pro, Topaz DeNoise, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Michael Jackson Memorial at the San Francisco Wax Museum. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 1600, 16 mm, f/2.8, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with DxO 6.5, Capture One Pro, Topaz DeNoise, and Photoshop CS5.
Andrew with the Gimme Some Chocolate Bear in front of Ghirardelli Chocolate Shop in San Francisco. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 1600, 16 mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec). Raw image processed with DxO Optics Pro, Focus Magic, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Andrew with the Gimme Some Chocolate Bear in front of Ghirardelli Chocolate Shop in San Francisco. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 1600, 16 mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec). Raw image processed with DxO Optics Pro, Focus Magic, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5.

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)

Tuesday (23-June-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Early Summer Nature in New Jersey.

Day Lily Theft in Progress. One thing I like about these flowers is deer don’t eat them. Image taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 70-200 mm f/4 lens (ISO 200, 102 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). Raw image processed differently since my imaging software (Phase One/Capture One) doesn’t recognize the raw image format for this camera. Only joking about the theft — just liked the Bokeh of the hand in the background.

Day Lily. One thing I like about these flowers is deer don't eat them. Image taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 70-200 mm f/4 lens (ISO 200, 102 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Day Lily. One thing I like about these flowers is deer don’t eat them. Image taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 70-200 mm f/4 lens (ISO 200, 102 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)