Two-Years Ago (21-July-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Time-Lapse Video: Day in the life of paper wasps. Images taken every 30 seconds with a Nikon D3x camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (+ TC-E 20 III and SB-910 flash). You can see the larger larva stick their head out for a meal.

Two-Years Ago (18-July-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Grey Catbird trying to distracting me from its nest. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 1600, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/40 sec). Hand-held, the vibration reduction on this new lens is good.

Grey Catbird Distracting Me From Its Nest. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 1600, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/40 sec). Hand-held, the vibration reduction on this new lens is good. (David J Mathre)
Grey Catbird Distracting Me From Its Nest. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 1600, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/40 sec). Hand-held, the vibration reduction on this new lens is good. (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)

Two-Years Ago (03-July-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Harvey the Rabbit. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 160, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/20 sec). Note that this is equivalent to 1080 mm on a 35 mm sensor, and was hand-held. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Harvey the Rabbit in My Backyard. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 160, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/20 sec). Note that this is equivalent to 1080 mm on a 35 mm sensor, and was hand-held. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Harvey the Rabbit in My Backyard. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 160, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/20 sec). Note that this is equivalent to 1080 mm on a 35 mm sensor, and was hand-held. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)