Tag: New Jersey

Three-Years Ago (05-October-2012) — New Jersey

Late Summer Nature in New Jersey. Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Green Heron Gone Fishing at a Pond in the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens + TC-E III 20 teleconverter (ISO 800, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec).

Green Heron Gone Fishing at a Pond in the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 300 mm f/2.8 VR len + TC-E III 20 teleconverter (ISO 800, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Green Heron Gone Fishing at a Pond in the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR len + TC-E III 20 teleconverter (ISO 800, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Eight-Years Ago (15-September-2007) — New Jersey. 

Late Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Battle weary alien warrior. What can I say… Looks like he needed cataract surgery. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 200 mm f/4 macro lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec).

Blind Praying Mantis. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 200 mm f/4 macro lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Blind Praying Mantis. Image taken with a Nikon D200 camera and 200 mm f/4 macro lens (ISO 400, 200 mm, f/11, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Sunday (13-September-2015) — New Jersey

Indoor Nature in New Jersey.

Creepy Crawlies in my Basement. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 500, 135 mm, f/4.4, 1/125 sec).

Spider. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 500, 135 mm, f/4.4, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)
Spider. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 500, 135 mm, f/4.4, 1/125 sec). (David J Mathre)

 

Two-Years Ago (13-September-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

My friend Harvey. Notice the mile-a-minute vine, but unfortunately the rabbit doesn’t eat it.

Harvey near my garden. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 180 mm f/2.8 lens with a FT1 adapter (ISO 200, 180 mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Harvey near my kitchen garden. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 180 mm f/2.8 lens with a FT1 adapter (ISO 200, 180 mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Harvey near my garden. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 180 mm f/2.8 lens with a FT1 adapter (ISO 200, 180 mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Harvey near my kitchen garden. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera and 180 mm f/2.8 lens with a FT1 adapter (ISO 200, 180 mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (12-September-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

A groundhog approaching my patio. I am less patient with these critters. A number of years ago, one built its nest in a tunnel right next the basement’s foundation. They also have devastated my kitchen garden.

Ground Hog approaching the house. Image taken with a Nikon D3S camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 220, 600 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Groundhog approaching the house. Image taken with a Nikon D3S camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 220, 600 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)