Five-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)

Five-Years Ago (22-June-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Early Summer Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Backyard Fireflies. Early Summer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 200 mm f/2 lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/2, 25 sec). Images processed with Lightroom 3, Startrails (used to stack 150 images), and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Backyard Fireflies. Early Summer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 200 mm f/2 lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/2, 25 sec). Images processed with Lightroom 3, Startrails (used to stack 150 images), and Photoshop CS5.
Backyard Fireflies. Early Summer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 200 mm f/2 lens (ISO 6400, 200 mm, f/2, 25 sec). Images processed with Lightroom 3, Startrails (used to stack 100 images), and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Backyard Fireflies. Early Summer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 200 mm f/2 lens (ISO 6400, 200 mm, f/2, 25 sec). Images processed with Lightroom 3, Startrails (used to stack 100 images), and Photoshop CS5.

Monday (13-June-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Nighttime Spring Nature in New Jersey.

Fireflies flashing in the night. Composite of 123 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 1600, 105 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Composite processed with Photoshop CC, statistics, maximum.

Fireflies Flashing in the Night. Composite of 123 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 1600, 105 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Composite processed with Photoshop CC, statistics, maximum. (David J Mathre)
Fireflies Flashing in the Night. Composite of 123 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 1600, 105 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Composite processed with Photoshop CC, statistics, maximum. (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (14-July-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Summer Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

Firefly Trails. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Composite of 250 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm lens (ISO 1600, 100 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro then combined with Photoshop CC (statistics/maximum).

Firefly Trails. Composite of 253 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm lens (ISO 1600, 100 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). (David J Mathre)
Firefly Trails. Composite of 253 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 55-200 mm lens (ISO 1600, 100 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (08-July-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Nighttime Summer Nature in New Jersey.

Firefly Trails. Composite of 450 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII telephoto zoom lens (ISO 3200, 210 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum).

Firefly Trails. Composite of 450 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII telephoto zoom lens (ISO 3200, 210 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). (David J Mathre)
Firefly Trails. Composite of 450 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII telephoto zoom lens (ISO 3200, 210 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). (David J Mathre)