Tag: summer

One-Year Ago (08-August-2015) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Night Sky Over New Jersey.

Summer Star Trails. (1) Looking South. Composite of 167 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (2) Looking North. Composite of 134 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). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. Composite created with Scripts, Statistics, Maximum)

Summer Star Trails. Looking South. Composite of 167 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. Composite created with Scripts, Statistics, Maximum) (David J Mathre)
Summer Star Trails. Looking South. Composite of 167 images taken with a Nikon D810A camera and 16 mm f/2.8 fisheye lens (ISO 100, 10.5 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)
Summer Star Trails. Looking North. Composite of 134 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). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. Composite created with Scripts, Statistics, Maximum) (David J Mathre)
Summer Star Trails. Looking North. Composite of 134 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)

Four-Years Ago (08-August-2012) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Bald-faced Hornet on a Holly Leaf. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/250 sec).

A couple of years earlier the bald-faced hornets built a basketball sized nest in my backyard [24-July-2010]. This time I couldn’t find the nest.

Bald-faced Hornet on a Holly Leaf. Backyard Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)
Bald-faced Hornet on a Holly Leaf. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII lens (ISO 100, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/250 sec). (David J Mathre)

Five-Years (08-August-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Devil Rabbit. Image taken with a Nikon 700 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 300mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec). Red-eye due to the flash being reflected.

Rabbit with Bloodshot Eyes. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec) using the pop-up flash. (David J Mathre)
Rabbit with Bloodshot Eyes. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 800, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec) using the pop-up flash. (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (08-August-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Young Fawn Resting in the Woods. Image taken with a Nikon D700 camera and 70-300 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/25 sec).

Fawn Hiding in the Woods. Summer Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D700 and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/25 sec). (David J Mathre)
Fawn hiding in plain sight. Image taken with a Nikon D700 camera and 28-300 mm VR lens (ISO 1600, 300 mm, f/5.6, 1/25 sec). (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (08-August-2010) — California

Gone to See America August 2010 Road Trip. Day 8: Yosemite National Park.

Green Leaves and Grass Next to Moving Waters. Merced River in Yosemite National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 85 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 200, 85 mm, f/14, 10 sec).

Green Leaves and Grass Next to Moving Waters. Merced River in Yosemite National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 85 mm f/2.8 PCE lens (ISO 200, 85 mm, f/14, 10 sec). (David J Mathre)
Green Leaves and Grass Next to Moving Waters. Merced River in Yosemite National Park. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 85 mm f/2.8 PC-E lens (ISO 200, 85 mm, f/14, 10 sec). (David J Mathre)