Friday (24-June-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Honey Bee Entering Stage Left to Collect Some Black Poppy Pollen. What does Poppy Honey taste like? Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/85 sec).

Honey Bee Entering Stage Left to Collect Some Black Poppy Pollen. What does Poppy Honey taste like? Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/85 sec). (David J Mathre)
Honey Bee Entering Stage Left to Collect Some Black Poppy Pollen. What does Poppy Honey taste like? Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/85 sec). (David J Mathre)

Friday (24-June-2016) — New Jersey.

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Red Eyed Turtle with Yellow Spots Sunning Itself in the Early Morning Sun. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/420 sec).

Red Eyed Turtle with Yellow Spots Sunning Itself in the Early Morning Sun. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/420 sec). (David J Mathre)
Red Eyed Turtle with Yellow Spots Sunning Itself in the Early Morning Sun. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/420 sec). (David J Mathre)

Thursday (23-June-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Early Morning (05:30) Lawn Service. Mommy is allowing junior to get closer to the house, now within 10 meters. Next thing they will be in my wildflower patch. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/50 sec). The early morning clouds were yellow giving everything a warm glow.

Fawn with Spots and Doe. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (David J Mathre)
Fawn with Spots and Doe. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (David J Mathre)

Thursday (23-June-2016) — New Jersey.

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

New Pink and Blue Flowers in My Wildflower Garden. For those in the know I am interested in IDs. I also have many more images of the poppies and cornflowers.

Pink Wildflowers Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (David J Mathre)
Pink Wildflowers Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (David J Mathre)
Blue Columbine Wildflowers. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (David J Mathre)
Blue Columbine Wildflowers. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (David J Mathre)
Blue Columbine Wildflowers and Poppy Seedpod. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (David J Mathre)
Blue Columbine Wildflowers and Poppy Seedpod. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (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.