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

Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey.

Tufted Titmouse upside down on a Holly Branch. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/3.2, 1/500 sec).

Tufted Titmouse Upside Down. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/3.2, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Tufted Titmouse Upside Down. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 100, 300 mm, f/3.2, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Seven-Years Ago (28-May-2007) — Colorado

Spring Nature in Colorado.

As I was walking to my car from the Boulder Marriott Residence Inn I saw this brown bird hunting insects. I didn’t recognize it, and had to look it up in my “National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds”. It is a Northern Flicker which is a woodpecker. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 400, 280 mm, f/4, 1/50 sec).

Northern Flicker (woodpecker). Residence Inn in Boulder, Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 400, 180 mm, f/4, 1/50 sec). (David J Mathre)
Northern Flicker (woodpecker) at the Marriott Residence Inn in Boulder, Colorado. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 400, 180 mm, f/4, 1/50 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (27-May-2013) — At Sea

Gone to See Europe. Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage on the MV Explorer. Day 31: At Sea.

Northern Gannet Flying Against a Clear Blue Sky. From the deck of the M/V Explorer crossing the North Sea between Dover and Oslo. I don’t know why it is flying with one foot down. From the deck of the MV Explorer on the North Sea between Dover and Oslo. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 VR II lens (ISO 180, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec).

Northern Gannet in flight with one foot down in the evening sun. From the deck of the M/V Explorer crossing the North Sea between Dover and Oslo. Semester at Sea, Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VR II lens(ISO 180, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)
Northern Gannet in flight with one foot down in the evening sun. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VR II lens(ISO 180, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). (David J Mathre)

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

Semester at Sea, Spring 2010 Enrichment Voyage. The Ultimate Travel Photography Workshop with Michael Mariant. Day 0: Nassau, Bahamas.

Male Peacock posing for the camera. Ardastra Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Centre. 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)

One-Year 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.

Fresnel Lens at South Foreland Lighthouse. St. Margaret’s Bay, Dover England.

Fresnel Lens at South Foreland Lighthouse. St. Margaret's Bay, Dover England. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 and 6.7-13 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 6.7 mm, f/6.3, 1/1250 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)
Fresnel Lens at South Foreland Lighthouse. St. Margaret’s Bay, Dover England. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 and 6.7-13 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 6.7 mm, f/6.3, 1/1250 sec). Semester at Sea Spring 2013 Enrichment Voyage. (David J Mathre)