Tag: Wildlife

Sunday (19-June-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Late Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

I spent some time waiting for the doe and her two fawns to walk through the yard. They never came by, but this rabbit came out and slowly worked its way toward my deck.

Rabbit Head with Big Ears. Late Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Rabbit Head with Big Ears. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5.
Rabbit Hop. Late Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Rabbit Hop. Late Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5.
Rabbit in Backyard. Late Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Rabbit in Backyard. Late Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5.
Rabbit Hiding Behind Clover. Late Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Rabbit Hiding Behind Clover. Late Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5.
Rabbit in Backyard. Late Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Rabbit in Backyard. Late Spring Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/160 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5.

Friday (17-June-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Late Spring Nature in New Jersey.

When I got home today, I saw a doe and two young fawns walking through my yard. I knew I didn’t have time to run and get a DSLR and telephoto so grabbed the Leica D-Lux 5 that I had in the car. I took the D-Lux 5 rather than the Leica X1, since the D-Lux 5 has zoom capabilities. I got a few images before they ran off. Once the doe realized I was near she got between me and the two fawns and then started pounding her front leg to let me know I was too close. Once they were gone, I walked the yard and got some macro images of wild strawberries, wild daisy flowers, and some small pink roses. What I didn’t realize was that the battery was low, and only got these images before the camera shut down.

Wild Daisy Flower. Late Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 camera (ISO 100, 19.2 mm, f/3.3, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Wild Daisy Flower. Late Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 camera (ISO 100, 19.2 mm, f/3.3, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5.
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Wild Strawberry. Late Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 camera (ISO 80, 19.2 mm, f/3.5, 1/400 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5.
Small Pink Rose Flower. Late Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 camera (ISO 80, 19.2 mm, f/3.3, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Small Pink Rose Flower. Late Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 camera (ISO 80, 19.2 mm, f/3.3, 1/200 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5.
Doe and Two Fawns. Late Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 camera (ISO 400, 19.2 mm, f/3.3, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, NIK Color Efex (Tonal Contrast), Nik Viveza, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Doe and Two Fawns. Late Spring in New Jersey. Image taken with a Leica D-Lux 5 camera (ISO 400, 19.2 mm, f/3.3, 1/125 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, NIK Color Efex (Tonal Contrast), Nik Viveza, and Photoshop CS5.

Friday (10-June-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Nature in New Jersey.

Today, I am posting some images of white-tailed deer in my backyard. The images were processed with Capture One Pro to get the single color and black & white effect.

Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro. (David J Mathre)
Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro.
Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro. (David J Mathre)
Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro.
Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro. (David J Mathre)
Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/200 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro.
Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro. (David J Mathre)
Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro.
Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro. (David J Mathre)
Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro.
Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro. (David J Mathre)
Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro.
Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro. (David J Mathre)
Deer in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 lens (ISO 400, 500 mm, f/4, 1/250 sec). Image processed with Capture One 6 Pro.

Thursday (09-June-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Nature in New Jersey.

I’ve never been able to get a picture of an American Gold Finch in my backyard. I’ve seen them, but they never stay in one place long enough to focus. Now that I have the adapter to have the new telephoto lens on a Gitzo Tripod with a Wimbly mount, I was able to get this image of four American Gold Finches. They were in the top of a tree approximately 150 feet from my deck.

Four American Gold Finches Waiting For Sunset. Outdoor Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/4.5 1/1000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Four American Gold Finches Waiting For Sunset. Outdoor Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 600 mm f/4 lens (ISO 200, 600 mm, f/4.5 1/1000 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CS5.

Tuesday (07-June-2011) — New Jersey

Backyard Springtime Wildlife in New Jersey.

More testing out my new telephoto lenses. I don’t have the Kirk Arca-Swiss adapters, so the images were taken hand-held using the lens vibration reduction (VR) to stabilize the image.

Are You Looking at Me? Doe in my Backyard. Outdoor Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 VR lens with TC-E III 20 teleconverter (ISO 250, 1000 mm, f/8, 1/60 sec). Image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Focus Magic, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Are You Looking at Me? Doe in my Backyard. Outdoor Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3x and 500 mm f/4 VR lens with TC-E III 20 teleconverter (ISO 250, 1000 mm, f/8, 1/60 sec). Image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Focus Magic, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5.
Pointer Doe Deer with Her Tongue Out. Outdoor Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 3200, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). Image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Focus Magic, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5. (David J Mathre)
Pointer Doe Deer with Her Tongue Out. Outdoor Nature in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 600 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 3200, 600 mm, f/4, 1/640 sec). Image processed with Capture One Pro 6, Focus Magic, Nik Define, and Photoshop CS5.