Tag: summer

Saturday (24-June-2017) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

A different type of Black-eyed Susan with a red circle showed up in the small wildflower meadow I planted last year. I didn’t add any new seeds to this section this year, so the flowers that are showing up are either perennials, bi-annuals, or got reseeded from last years flowers. So far the flowers that appeared in this section include (sort of by date) Italian (Crimson) Clover, several types of Poppies, several types of Daisies, Bachelor Buttons (Cornflowers), and now two types of Black-eyed Susan. Just before the Daisies started to bloom, a deer got in and nibbled on the flower buds. Since then I put up a seven-foot mesh (not electrified).

Black-eyed Susan wildflower. Backyard summer nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T2 camera and 50-140 mm f/2.8 OIS zoom lens (ISO 200, 140 mm, f/8, 1/110 sec). (© 2017 David J Mathre)
Black-eyed Susan wildflower. Backyard summer nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T2 camera and 50-140 mm f/2.8 OIS zoom lens (ISO 200, 140 mm, f/8, 1/110 sec). (© 2017 David J Mathre)

Saturday (24-June-2017) — New Jersey

Backyard Summer Nighttime Nature in New Jersey.

It was relatively dark out, and I could see a large number of fireflies out my backyard. I set up a camera, and took a series of images which I used to create a nearly two-hour composite image. I am not happy that all of the fireflies were out of focus — I didn’t guess right with the distance from the camera and/or the focus dial moved as I was setting the camera up in the dark. Weather permitting I am going to try again tomorrow night.

Fireflies out my backdoor. Summer nature in New Jersey. Composite of 222 mages taken with a Nikon Df camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the the composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). (David J Mathre)
Fireflies out my backdoor. Summer nature in New Jersey. Composite of 222 mages taken with a Nikon Df camera and 200 mm f/2 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and the the composite generated using Photoshop CC (statistics, maximum). (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (08-September-2014) — New Jersey

Late Summertime Nature at the Sourland Mountain Preserve.

Bumblebee approaching yellow wildflowers at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Bumblebee Approaching the Late Summer Wild Flowers at the Sourland Mountain Preserve, in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Bumblebee Approaching the Late Summer Wild Flowers at the Sourland Mountain Preserve. (David J Mathre)

Eight-Years Ago (31-August-2008) — New Jersey

Indoor Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Mother Spider and her Hundred newly hatched babies in my garage. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 200 mm f/4 macro lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/32, 1/60 sec + Flash).

Mother Spider and her Hundred newly hatched babies in my garage. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 200 mm f/4 macro lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/32, 1/60 sec + Flash). (David J Mathre)
Mother Spider and her Hundred newly hatched babies in my garage. Image taken with a Nikon D3 camera and 200 mm f/4 macro lens (ISO 200, 200 mm, f/32, 1/60 sec + Flash). (David J Mathre)

Five-Years Ago (30-August-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Summertime Nature in New Jersey.

Doe Checking out a downed tree limb after Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6 and Photoshop CS5.

Doe Checking out a Downed Limb After Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro 6 and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Doe Checking out a Downed Limb After Hurricane Irene. Image taken with a Nikon D3 and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 200, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)