One-Year Ago (14-August-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Star Trails Looking North. Composite of 146 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec).

Star Trails Looking South. Composite of 133 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec).

Raw images processed with Capture One Pro with the composite processed using Phototshop CC Statistics/Maximum.

Star Trails Looking North. Composite of 146 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)
Star Trails Looking North. Composite of 146 images taken with a Nikon D800 camera and 10.5 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)
Startrails Looking South. Composite of 133 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)
Star Trails Looking South. Composite of 133 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)

Three-Years Ago (14-August-2013) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Harvey the Rabbit — Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Harvey the Rabbit -- Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Harvey the Rabbit — Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera, FT1 adapter, and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 160, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 sec).  (David J Mathre)

Four-Years Ago (14-August-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Doe and Fawn with Spots. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.

Doe and Fawn with Spots. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC. (David J Mathre)
Doe and Fawn with Spots. Image taken with a Nikon D800 and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 600, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). (David J Mathre)

Saturday (13-August-2016) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Time-Lapse Video. Nighttime Moon and Clouds After the Thunderstorm. At 14 seconds a lone Perseid meteor bright enough to be seen with the moon lighting up the sky is visible. Time-lapse video created with 243 Images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 24 mm f/3.5 PC-E lens (ISO 800, 24 mm, f/4, 4 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, and the time-lapsed video created using Photoshop CC.