Three-Years Ago (28-May-2012) — New Jersey

Springtime Nature in New Jersey. Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Canada goose with aquatic grass in a pond at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 250, 500 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec).

Canadian Goose with Aquatic Grass in a Pond at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 250, 500 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Canadian Goose with Aquatic Grass in a Pond at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 250, 500 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (26-May-2010) — Bahamas

Gone to See the Caribbean Islands. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Day 0: Nassau, Bahamas.

Male Peacock Posing for the Camera. Ardastra Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Centre, Nassau, Bahamas. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 145 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec).

Male Peacock (David J Mathre)
Male Peacock (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (25-May-2013) — England

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop IV with Michael Mariant. Day 29: Dover, England.

Walking a bicycle on a trail above the White Cliffs of Dover, England.

Walking a bicycle on a trail above the White Cliffs of Dover, England. (David J Mathre)
Walking a bicycle on a trail above the White Cliffs of Dover, England. (David J Mathre)

Sunday (24-May-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Startrails Looking North From My Backyard in New Jersey. Composite of 400 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 14 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 14 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. In the past I used the startrails.exe program to create the composite image. This time I made the composite using Scripts/Statistics Stack Mode = Maximum within Photoshop CC 2015.

Startrails looking North from Backyard. Composite of 400 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 14 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 14 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. In the past I used Startrails.exe to create the composite. This time I used Scripts/Statistics Stack Mode = Maximum within Photoshop CC 2015. (David J Mathre)
Startrails looking North from Backyard. Composite of 400 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 14 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 14 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (22-May-2013) — Ireland

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop IV with Michael Mariant. Day 26: Dublin, Ireland.

Morning View of the North Bull Lighthouse at the Entrance to Dublin Harbor With the Bailey Lighthouse at Howth in the Distance. Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 6 camera (ISO 100, 17.7 mm, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec).

Morning View of the North Bull Lighthouse at the Entrance to Dublin Harbor With the Bailey Lighthouse at Howth iin the Distance. Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 6 camera (ISO 100, 17.7 mm, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec). (David J Mathre)
Morning View of the North Bull Lighthouse at the Entrance to Dublin Harbor With the Bailey Lighthouse at Howth iin the Distance. Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 6 camera (ISO 100, 17.7 mm, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec). (David J Mathre)