Tag: New Jersey

Sunday (14-August-2016) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly on the ground to get salt from the mud.  Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec).

Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly on the ground to get salt from the mud.  Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly on the ground to get salt from the mud.  Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/100 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (14-August-2016) — New Jersey

Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) on a Black-Eyed Susan Flower. Note the back of the butterfly wing is camouflaged as a decoy of the front of the butterfly. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec).

Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) on a Black-Eyed Susan Flower. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) on a Black-Eyed Susan Flower. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) on a Black-Eyed Susan Flower. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) on a Black-Eyed Susan Flower. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V3 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (14-August-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Star Trails Looking North. Composite of 146 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec).

Star Trails Looking South. Composite of 133 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec).

Raw images processed with Capture One Pro with the composite processed using Phototshop CC Statistics/Maximum.

Star Trails Looking North. Composite of 146 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)
Star Trails Looking North. Composite of 146 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)
Startrails Looking South. Composite of 133 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)
Star Trails Looking South. Composite of 133 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (14-August-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Harvey the Rabbit — Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Harvey the Rabbit -- Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Harvey the Rabbit — Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec).  (David J Mathre)