Tag: wildflowers

Tuesday (06-June-2017) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Wildflowers and plants after yet another rainstorm this spring. Including the first Bachelor Button flower of the season.

First bachelor button wildflower of the season. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 100, 135 mm, f/5, 1/160 sec) (David J Mathre)
First bachelor button wildflower of the season. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 100, 135 mm, f/5, 1/160 sec) (David J Mathre)
Red poppy flower drooping after the rain. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 100, 135 mm, f/5, 1/160 sec) (David J Mathre)
Red poppy flower drooping after the rain. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Leica T camera and 55-135 mm lens (ISO 100, 135 mm, f/5, 1/160 sec) (David J Mathre)


Monday (05-June-2017) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Wildflowers (daisies and poppies) and deer in my backyard. So far the deer have been good and not gone into my wildflower meadow. Will all of the rain we have been having here is enough greens for the deer to nibble on. It does look like the deer are attracting ticks.

Young buck with something to nibble. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey (cropped). Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T2 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 271 mm, f/6.4, 1/60 sec). (© 2017 David J Mathre)
Young buck with something to nibble. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey (cropped). Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Fuji X-T2 camera and 100-400 mm OIS lens (ISO 200, 271 mm, f/6.4, 1/60 sec). (© 2017 David J Mathre)


Three-Years Ago (05-June-2014) — Scotland

Gone to See Europe 2014. Day 5: Semester at Sea, Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Puffin and Pink Flowers at the Lighthouse in Lerwick, Scotland. Image taken with a Nikon Df Camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 320, 300 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014.

Puffin and Pink Flowers at the Lighthouse in Lerwick, Scotland. Gone to See Europe -- Semester at Sea Spring 2014 Enrichment Voyage. Image taken with a Nikon Df Camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 320, 300 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)
Puffin and Pink Flowers at the Lighthouse in Lerwick, Scotland. Image taken with a Nikon Df Camera and 300 mm f/2.8 VR lens (ISO 320, 300 mm, f/16, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC 2014. (David J Mathre)

Sunday (04-June-2017) — New Jersey

Backyard Early Morning and Daytime Spring Nature in New Jersey.

I got up really early this morning to set a camera up to try and catch a NASA launch from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The sounding rocket was supposed to release some chemicals to form artificial clouds that would glow blue, green, and red. Unfortunately, the launch was scrubbed due to high altitude clouds. Mission Update Five-years ago I caught a previous launch from the Wallops Flight Facility. I did get enough images for a composite star-trails image. Later in the morning I took my lonely Leica T camera out to check out the new wildflowers in my backyard.

Startrails looking southeast. Backyard night sky in New Jersey. Composite of 30 images taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 16-35 mm f/4 lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)
Startrails looking southeast. Backyard night sky in New Jersey. Composite of 30 images taken with a Nikon D810a camera and 16-35 mm f/4 lens (ISO 200, 16 mm, f/4, 120 sec). (David J Mathre)


Friday (02-June-2017) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

More new Red Poppy Flowers, and what I think is Drummond’s Phlox (Annual Phlox). The Phlox wasn’t blooming yesterday, so a new wildflower for the year. I am looking forward to seeing what else comes back from last year, and what new comes up in the new wildflower meadow sections.

Cluster of Drummond's (Annual) Phlox flowers. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Focus stacked composite of 34 images taken with a Nikon Df camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens and SB-910 flash (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/4, 1/80 sec). Focus stack processed with Helicon Focus (method A, R=8, S=4). (David J Mathre)
Cluster of Drummond’s (Annual) Phlox flowers. Backyard spring nature in New Jersey. Focus stacked composite of 34 images taken with a Nikon Df camera and 105 mm f/2.8 VR macro lens and SB-910 flash (ISO 100, 105 mm, f/4, 1/80 sec). Focus stack processed with Helicon Focus (method A, R=8, S=4). (David J Mathre)