Thursday (21-October-2021) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Colorful clouds at dawn.


Colorful clouds at dawn. Composites of several images. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Birds of the day viewed at the birdfeeder and in the backyard: House Finch.


Birds of the day. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Kermit the bullfrog in the back pond.


Kermit the bullfrog. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (41.7 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (31.7 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Sunny. Deficit of 10.0 kWh.

Thirteen-Years Ago (24-February-2008) — Colorado

Wintertime in Mesa Verde National Park.

Winter panorama in Colorado from Mesa Verde National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 14 mm, f/11, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Winter panorama in Colorado from Mesa Verde National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 14 mm, f/11, 1/1250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling in the winter. Mesa Verde National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-300 mm VR lens (ISO 360, 50 mm, f/8. 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling in the winter. Mesa Verde National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-300 mm VR lens (ISO 360, 50 mm, f/8. 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling in the winter.
Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling in the winter. Mesa Verde National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D300 camera and 18-300 mm VR lens (ISO 560, 31 mm, f/8. 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Window in a window at Spruce Tree House
Window in a window at Spruce Tree House cliff dwelling. Mesa Verde National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80 mm VR lens (ISO 720, 42 mm, f/8. 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Stone Grain Grinding Tool. (David J Mathre)
Stone Grain Grinding Tool. Mesa Verde National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 18-200 VR lens (ISO 200, 135 mm, f/11, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Mesa Verde National Park winter panorama. Composite of 10 images taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 80 mm, f/4.5, 1/200 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite generated using AutoPano Giga Pro. (David J Mathre)
Mesa Verde National Park winter panorama. Composite of 10 images taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 80 mm, f/4.5, 1/200 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the composite generated using AutoPano Giga Pro. (David J Mathre)


The individual images used to create the above Mesa Verde National Park winter panorama. They are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Square Tower House cliff dwelling. Mesa Verde National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 80 mm, f/4.5. 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Square Tower House cliff dwelling. Mesa Verde National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 80 mm, f/4.5. 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)
Cliff Palace in the winter. Mesa Verde National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 270 mm, f/5.3, 1/80 sec). (David J Mathre)
Cliff Palace in the winter. Mesa Verde National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 200, 270 mm, f/5.3, 1/80 sec). (David J Mathre)
Icicles. (David J Mathre)
Icicles. Mesa Verde National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D300 and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 200, 135 mm, f/5, 1/160 sec). (David J Mathre)

Wednesday (09-December-2020) — New Jersey

Autumn Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

Colorful Clouds at Dawn. Full image size (20462 x 7971 pixel).

Colorful Clouds at Dawn. (David J Mathre)
Colorful Clouds at Dawn. Composite of eight images taken with a Leica SL2 camera and 50 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 400, 50 mm, f/2.8, 1/80 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, and combined using AutoPano Giga Pro. (David J Mathre)


Colorful Clouds at Dawn split into 4 image. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (73.3 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (9.8 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Clouds with some rain. Geothermal HVAC system on. A deficit of 43.0 kWh.

Eleven-Years Ago (23-October-2009) — California

Autumn in California.

Sunset view of San Francisco and Oakland from the Berkeley Hills.

Sunset Panorama of San Francisco Bay. (David J Mathre)
Sunset view of San Francisco and Oakland from the Berkeley Hills. Composite of 3 images taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 24 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/5, 0.5 sec). (David J Mathre)

Daily Electric Energy Used (43.5 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (18.4 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy. Geothermal HVAC system turned on to heat the house. Forced air dehydrator on to dry end of season hot peppers. A deficit of 25.1 kWh.

Thursday (24-September-2020) — New Jersey

Early Autumn Colorful Clouds at Dawn.

Things seem to be aligned near the spring and autumn equinox that the clouds to the east at dawn light up with intense colors. High level smoke dust from the forest fires out west may also be contributing to the colorful displays this year. I’ve been checking early every morning, but the skies were clear. This morning it was different, so I ran out and disturbed the deer in the backyard to get this panorama (11415 x 4520 pixel = 38″ x 15″ print @ 300 dpi) .

Backyard Panorama: Early Autumn Morning Colorful Clouds. (David J Mathre)
Backyard Panorama: Early Autumn Morning Colorful Clouds. Composite of seven images taken with a Leica CL camera and 18 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 18 mm, f/2.8, 1/125 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, and AutoPano Giga Pro. (David J Mathre)


Backyard Panorama: Early Autumn Morning Colorful Clouds. Individual images in the slideshow are available in my PhotoShelter Gallery.

Daily Electric Energy Used (36.0 kWh) from Sense. Daily Solar Electric Energy Produced (25.6 kWh) from Sense and SolSystems. Cloudy day. Geothermal HVAC system off. A deficit of 10.4 kWh.