Spring - David Mathre Photography

Thursday (16-June-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Night Sky in New Jersey.

While reviewing images from last night, I found one where I captured a firefly flashing. So far it is early in the firefly season and I hope to get more images before the season ends.

Late Spring Night Sky with Firefly in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 14 mm, f/8, 60 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, NIK Define 2, and Photoshop CS5 (David J Mathre) — Late Spring Night Sky with Firefly in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 14 mm, f/8, 60 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, NIK Define 2, and Photoshop CS5

Wednesday (15-June-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Night Sky over New Jersey.

We didn’t get to see the full lunar eclipse in this part of the world. The sky was clear, and the moon was bright so I got a chance to test taking images of the moon with my new 600 mm telephoto lens. The first five are attempting the same exposure while changing both aperture and shutter speed (f/16, 1/50 sec; f/11, 1/100 sec; f/8, 1/200 sec; f/5.6, 1/400 sec; and f/4, 1/800 sec). The final image was taken at 1200 mm using a TC-E III 20 teleconverter. For all of the images I used the camera autofocus, remote shutter, mirror up for a 30 second delay to allow the mirror up vibrations to decay, and tripod VR mode.

Late Spring Full Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 600 mm, f/16, 1/50 sec) on a Gitzo tripod and Wimberley Head. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5 (David J Mathre) — Late Spring Full Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 600 mm, f/16, 1/50 sec) on a Gitzo tripod and Wimberley Head. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5

Late Spring Full Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 600 mm, f/11, 1/200 sec) on a Gitzo tripod and Wimberley Head. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5 (David J Mathre) — Late Spring Full Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 600 mm, f/11, 1/200 sec) on a Gitzo tripod and Wimberley Head. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5

Late Spring Full Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 600 mm, f/8, 1/100 sec) on a Gitzo tripod and Wimberley Head. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5 (David J Mathre) — Late Spring Full Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 600 mm, f/8, 1/100 sec) on a Gitzo tripod and Wimberley Head. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5

Late Spring Full Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec) on a Gitzo tripod and Wimberley Head. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5 (David J Mathre) — Late Spring Full Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 600 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec) on a Gitzo tripod and Wimberley Head. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5

Late Spring Full Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 600 mm, f/4, 1/800 sec) on a Gitzo tripod and Wimberley Head. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5 (David J Mathre) — Late Spring Full Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 100, 600 mm, f/4, 1/800 sec) on a Gitzo tripod and Wimberley Head. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5

Late Spring Full Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 600 mm f/4 VR lens + TC-E III 20 (ISO 100, 1200 mm, f/16, 1/100 sec) on a Gitzo tripod and Wimberley Head. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5 (David J Mathre) — Late Spring Full Moon over New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 600 mm f/4 VR lens + TC-E III 20 (ISO 100, 1200 mm, f/16, 1/100 sec) on a Gitzo tripod and Wimberley Head. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5

Monday (13-June-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Macro images of a small pink wildflower I found today. Thanks to Ann DeCamp for pointing me to the identification of the flower as Deptford Pink, Mountain Pink – Dianthus armeria

Macro Image of Small Pink Wildflower. Spring Outdoor Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 Macro lens (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/16, 1/25 sec) with SB-900 Flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre) — Macro Image of Small Pink Wildflower. Spring Outdoor Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 105 mm f/2.8 Macro lens (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/16, 1/25 sec) with SB-900 Flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5.

Macro Image of Small Pink Wildflower. Spring Outdoor Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 200 mm f/4 Macro lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/16, 1/60 sec) with SB-900 Flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre) — Macro Image of Small Pink Wildflower. Spring Outdoor Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 200 mm f/4 Macro lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/16, 1/60 sec) with SB-900 Flash. Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5.

Saturday (11-June-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

It was cloudy and rained much of the day. I did get a chance to photograph a rabbit in my backyard as it was mowing my grass and clover. Also an image of some wet fast growing tree leaves.

Rabbit in a Field of Grass and Clover. Backyard Wildlife and Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro, Focus Magic, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre) — Rabbit in a Field of Grass and Clover. Backyard Wildlife and Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro, Focus Magic, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5.

Fast Growing Trees After Rain. Backyard Wildlife and Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro, Focus Magic, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre) — Fast Growing Trees After Rain. Backyard Wildlife and Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 1600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro, Focus Magic, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5.

Friday (10-June-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Today, I am posting some images of white-tailed deer in my backyard. The images were processed with Capture One Pro to get the single color and black & white effect.

Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro. (David J Mathre) — Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro.

Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro. (David J Mathre) — Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro.