Tuesday (22-June-2010) — New Jersey

Backyard Late Springtime in New Jersey.

After the Thunderstorm. View looking south after a late spring thunderstorm in New Jersey. The sky cleared and there was a view of the moon over a thunderhead being lit up by the setting sun.

Moon over Thunderhead at Sundown. Last Day of Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 50 mm f/1.4G lens (ISO 200, 50 mm, f/11, 1/50 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Color Efex (Tonal Contrast), Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Moon over Thunderhead at Sundown. Last Day of Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 50 mm f/1.4G lens (ISO 200, 50 mm, f/11, 1/50 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Nik Color Efex (Tonal Contrast), Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5.

Sunday (14-March-2010) — New Jersey

Backyard Winter Nature in New Jersey. The Great Nor’easter Storm of March 2010.

The ground was saturated, and the strong winds from the Nor’easter took out a lot of trees. I was lucky that this one didn’t fall on my house. Lots of local destruction. I ended up living in my RY for 5 days until power could be restored to the house.

Storm Aftermath (David J Mathre)
Storm Aftermath. One of many trees down in my backyard. This one is near the house. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 14-24 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 500, 16 mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec).  (David J Mathre)