Friday (09-August-2019) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Daily Walkabout: I came upon a pair of Trolls that found a large Mushroom rising from the pile of black wood chip mulch.

Hiking Trolls Discover Large Mushroom. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 105 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 64, 105 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)
Hiking Trolls Discover Large Mushroom. Image taken with a Nikon D850 camera and 105 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 64, 105 mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec). (DAVID J MATHRE)

Daily Electric Energy Used (57.2 kWh) from Sense and Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (69.3 kWh) from SolSystems and Locus Energy. Load of laundry (4.4 kWh) adding to the total used. Daily net surplus 12.1 kWh.

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Three-Years Ago (11-May-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Nisse Tending his crop of spring mushrooms in the forest. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens. (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec).

Troll guarding mushrooms. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Troll guarding mushrooms. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)

One-Year Ago (11-May-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Flowers, some are native wildflowers, some are seeded wildflowers. The mushrooms are native and some of them are being guarded by one of my trolls.

Wasp in a white flower. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)
Wasp in a white flower. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/11, 1/320 sec). (David J Mathre)


Troll guarding mushrooms. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.4, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Troll guarding mushrooms. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 60 mm f/2.4 macro lens (ISO 200, 60 mm, f/2.4, 1/2000 sec). (David J Mathre)


Saturday (20-August-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Troll Sitting With the Mushrooms. It has rained almost every day recently, and we have mushrooms popping up all over the yard. Composite of 15 focus stacked images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 60 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 100, 60 mm, f/3, 1/60 sec). Images processed with Capture One Pro and Helicon Focus (method C pyramid).

Troll Sitting With the Mushrooms. Composite of 15 focus stacked images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 60 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 100, 60 mm, f/3, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)
Troll Sitting With the Mushrooms. Composite of 15 focus stacked images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 60 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens (ISO 100, 60 mm, f/3, 1/60 sec). (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (18-August-2010) — California

Photography Techniques — Focus Stacking.

Grandpa Reading a Book at Bodie Ghost Town. Focus stacked composite of 32 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens. (ISO 100, 60 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Helicon Focus.

Grandpa Reading a Book at Bodie Ghost Town. Focus stacked composite of 32 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens. (ISO 100, 60 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Helicon Focus. (David J Mathre)
Grandpa Reading a Book at Bodie Ghost Town. Focus stacked composite of 32 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 60 mm f/2.8 macro lens. (ISO 100, 60 mm, f/3.2, 1/60 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Helicon Focus. (David J Mathre)