Elby - David Mathre Photography

Saturday (04-December-2021) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Meditating Troll. (David J Mathre) — Meditating Troll with Hot Peppers. Image taken with a Leica Q2 Monochrom camera and 28 mm f/1.7 lens (ISO 100, 28 mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, House Finch, Dark-eyed Junco.

Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Time-lapse videos. (1) Installing a Thule bike rack on White Rhino to carry my Elby bike. (2) Adjusting the TentBox connections on White Rhino.

White Rhino, TentBox, Elby. (David J Mathre) — White Rhino with the TentBox, Thule bike rack, and Elby bike.. Image taken with a Leica Q2 Monochrom camera and 28 mm f/1.7 lens (ISO 100, 28 mm, f/2.8, 1/50 sec). (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (57.6 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (23.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sun and clouds. Geothermal HVAC heating the house. Deficit of 33.8 kWh.

Thursday (29-November-2018) — New Jersey

Elby Electric Bicycle.

I picked up an Elby 9-speed electric bicycle. Some assembly required — attach the left pedal, and straighten the handlebars. Plus adjustments to the seat height. My last bicycle was a single-speed Schwinn that I had trouble getting up the hill to my house. The Elby has four-levels of power assist, and four-levels of battery regeneration (when going downhill or breaking). A bit of a learning curve to figure out how to use the SRAM X5 derailleur for shifting since the levers were a bit too close to the RC3 controller. I also installed a mount for my Garmin VIRB-360 camera (the bike has a USB power outlet). Once I got things figured out, the power-assist was great, and got me up the hill to my house. One potential downside is that the company that provided the BionX 500 watt DC motor for the bike went bankrupt. I look forward to having the bike along for my next road trip.

alt_title. (David J Mathre) — Elby-9 Electric Bicycle. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 7 camera (ISO 200, 21 mm, f/4, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)

I am a scientist, photographer, and world traveler. I worked for 27 years in the Pharmaceutical Industry. Now I spend my time at home waiting to travel again post-pandemic. Since retiring from Merck in 2012, I’ve visited nearly 50 countries — many while on Semester at Sea voyages. My photographic interests include travel and the natural world. I strive to take and post at least one image every day. I also post images taken on this day of the year from the past 10+ years. I am always investigating new cameras, lenses, and photographic techniques as well as image processing techniques. I include information (what, where, when, why) and how images were processed. Most images are available for purchase — either as prints or rights managed at my PhotoShelter Gallery. Comments or questions about the images on my photoblog or gallery are always welcome.

e-mail: david@mathre.com

phone: (1)-609-429-0490

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