Tag: Rabbit

Monday (23-May-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Afternoon stretch following the thunderstorms. Image taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 400 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 250, 400 mm, f/2.8, 1/800 sec). This rabbit is pushing the minimum focus distance for this lens…

Afternoon Stretch Following the Thunderstorm. Image taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 400 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 250, 400 mm, f/2.8, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)
Afternoon stretch following the thunderstorm. Image taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 400 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 250, 400 mm, f/2.8, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (17-May-2016) — New Jersey.

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

A groundhog using a rebar toothpick to clean its teeth. A squirrel with a nut, and a robin in the rain.

Groundhog sharpening its teeth with a piece of rebar. Backyard spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 360, 600 mm, f/5, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)
Groundhog sharpening its teeth with a piece of rebar. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 360, 600 mm, f/5, 1/800 sec). (David J Mathre)
Squirrel with a nut. Backyard spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Squirrel with a nut. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Robin in the rain. Backyard spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Robin in the rain. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Tuesday (17-May-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

The cost of my new morning model is that she gets to nibble on the clover in the wildflower patch that I planted last fall. She is up every morning just about the time that the sun rises. So far she is very patient as I change cameras and lenses. I have been cleaning and testing the equipment I didn’t have with me on the Semester at Sea voyage. I had forgotten how big and heavy a DSLR and big telephoto lens can be. The real test will be the quality of these images vs. ones with the mirrorless kit that I used for the last 4 months. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 600 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec).

Rabbit nibbling on a Italian clover flower. Backyard spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 600 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
Rabbit nibbling on a Italian clover flower.  Image taken with a Nikon D3x camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 600 mm, f/4, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Monday (16-May-2016) — New Jersey.

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Local Rabbit at Sunrise. Image taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). If you look closely, you can see the reflection of my house in the rabbit’s eye. I miss having several friends join me for sunrise on the ship. Now at least I have a Jersey rabbit that is willing to be a model.

Rabbit in my wildflower garden. Backyard spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Rabbit in my wildflower garden. Image taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)