I am an American baby boomer with varied interests and I consider myself to be a new-comer to photography, especially digital photography. Since getting my Nikon 7900 in '04, I have become rather interested in capturing wildflower and small critter close-up images: thus most of my postings are of those subjects, but occasionally I do find other things that either interest me or I just feel compelled to share, lol. I use a point and shoot Nikon 7900 coolpix digital camera and I am usually within a few inches of my subjects. I seldom use a tripod. My camera has very few manual adjustments so most of the time I have it set to "macro" mode. With this setting, I get a 7.8mm lens with an f stop of 4.8 and aperture speed of around 1/50-1/100 of a sec. I do my digital editing using Paint Shop Pro XI as the primary program with some usage of a few specialized features in Photoshop 7. I appreciate all comments but I ESPECIALLY like those that give honest critiques. Update: I bought a Nikon D40X with 2 Nikon AF-S VR lens (18-55mm and 55-200mm) at the end of 2008 but did not have free time to play with it until May 2009. It is a steep learning curve to go from point and shoot to DSLR, especially if one knows nothing about photography beyond - turn it on - then point and shoot, lol.
Update #2 - Aug 2013: I bought a Panasonic Lumix DMC - Lx7 because the Coolpix 7900 is on it's last legs. BIO I am a 60ish single man with a diverse background of employment. Among other things, at one time or another, I have been an engineering draftsman, a union carpenter, a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stagehands union, a stained glass pattern maker, a ranch hand, a lifeguard, and a member of the USAF for almost 8 years. I have been retired for over 20 years because of a back injury and now spend my time enjoying my 25 acres of Northeast Texas Woodland. I have been building a house for the past 10 years and may even finish it eventually, lol. Thanks to all who have taken the time to comment on my postings and I hope everyone (who has clicked on one of them) enjoyed the image. Lee
Comments (16)
GiMi53
sounds like an interesting family... Nice garden, gave you the opportunity for a good image ! :~)
DELMUR
Love the people who are "old" children! and love the ones who have A "great hobby"!!!! THE trains are a childhood fantasm.
Rockdog
LOL.. I am in my late 20's, and I would love to do something like this.. lmao...
UweMattern
on the first glance it looks like a real train... nice hobbys you have! ~Uwe
kimariehere
wonderful work i love old toy trains .., my sis has one running thru her house.. beautiful shot!
FAIRIESWITHOUTWANDS
Very realistic. How wonderful to see that people are nurturing the child within!
drace68
"Child" is a misnomer, friends. It is a constant sense of wonder and delight that keeps one interested. Each of us who view this image, and others in the galleries, have those senses to some degree. Nuture them, and reap the rewards, as does Lee's 1/20th scale engineer. Excellent photo. I hope you present him with a large portfolio. -- Dick
Chaos911
F A N T A S T I C, excellently done!!!! :=)
PeeWee05
So cute!!! Really cool to have your own train wink
LICORNEDECRISTAL
fantastic shot!!!!!!!!
jcv2
Wow, a hobby in a hobby! Great to have fun with this, outdoors where there's plenty of space to run your fantasy in an unlimited way! :)
weesel
Well done to both of you. This is impressive work and the image captures the feel perfectly. Hobbies do have a way of costing.... however, not having one also costs. ;-)
sazzyazzca
LOL It is indeed full of irony. I have friends who are into radio (ham and RC planes etc.) and the like and they sound just like your friend. LOL Cool shot!
cynlee
awesome!!! wish i had one.. i like this one even better then the next (working backward) ;]
CDBrugg
wonderfulidea + excellently done
JeffG7BRJ
Great shot of another great hobby! Love the story behind the picture Lee. Well I suppose I am greedy when it comes down to it, I have photography, computers(note plural) and ham(amateur) radio, all three quite expensive hobbies but my wife still loves me. I would also love one of these in my backyard but you have to draw a line somewhere.