Thursday (11-June-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

The Fireflies Are Back. Backyard Spring Nature in New Jersey. Composite of 600 images taken with a D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro 8 and Photoshop CC. The images were combined using in Photoshop using Scripts/Statistics/Maximum. Next time need to increase the ISO or increase the aperture by at least 2 stops.

Firefly Trails. Composite of 600 images taken with a D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro 8 and Photoshop CC. The images were combined using in Photoshop using Scripts/Statistics/Maximum. (David J Mathre)
Firefly Trails. Composite of 600 images taken with a D4 camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro 8 and Photoshop CC. The images were combined using in Photoshop using Scripts/Statistics/Maximum. (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (11-June-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Question Mark butterfly (thanks for the ID by +Darion Jackman ). Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 110, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Question Mark Butterfly. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 110, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)
Question Mark Butterfly. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 110, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (09-June-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime in New Jersey.

Neighbor with a New Tractor on a Humid and Hot Spring Evening in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, focus magic, and Photoshop CC.

Neighbor with a New Tractor on a Humid and Hot Spring Evening in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, focus magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Neighbor with a New Tractor on a Humid and Hot Spring Evening in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 8, focus magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (08-June-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Backlit Maple Leaf. Backyard Wildlife and Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 125, 500 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro, Focus Magic, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5.

Backlit Maple Leaf. Backyard Nature in New Jersey.. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 125, 500 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec) handheld. Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Backlit Maple Leaf. Backyard Nature in New Jersey.. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 125, 500 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec) handheld. Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)

 

Sunday (07-June-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime in New Jersey.

Little-Planet view of my backyard and house on a clear day. The image is a  composite of 37 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Bower 8 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 8 mm, f/16, 1/30 sec). I used the Mindarin Astro http://orderastro.com/ to do the 360 degree rotation and control the camera. JPG images processed with AutoPano Giga Pro (Little Planet) and Photoshop CC. If you look close my Selfie Shadow is in the image.

Backyard Spring in New Jersey. Composite of 37 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and Bower 8 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 8 mm, f/16, 1/30 sec). JPG images processed with AutoPano Giga Pro (Little Planet). If you look close my Selfie Shadow is in the image.