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)
TIMMYLYNN
I like this one better than the first one.....the perspective is better and the image looks clearer....
TwoPynts
Looking forward to the progress on this. Many members of my family love this sort of thing, and I know it can become quite intricate. Great shot of it!!
GiMi53
Interesting "toy" in the garden ! Excellent POV here ! Happy Thanksgiving, Lee ! :~)
MaydaMason
i like this one more than your previous! excellent pov... add dinamicism and sense of movement!
FAIRIESWITHOUTWANDS
Fab shot! (If only your friend had grown trees with smaller leaves!) The detail on these trains is brilliant, and the clarity of your picture really does them justice.
sharky_
If it wasn't for the leaves in the foreground, I would have thought this was a huge train. Very excellent shot of this model train. Aloha
drace68
The Iron Horse. Great shot as it is, but if you got lower, leaves aside, and foreshortened the locomotive, that may increase the dynamic sense. If the ground here precludes getting lower, try the trestle area. Now, where did I put my "O-Gauge" stuff? Got grandsons coming for Christmas. -- Dick
Blutak
Nice clear sharp detail,very interesting shot.
donvino
Just like the old times and a breathtaking photographic work!!!
jcv2
He he, rails have to be laid to let the train continue!? Wonderful work, an old boy's dream! :)
sazzyazzca
The POV and detail on this one are excellent!
DELMUR
superb! love the scale given by the leaves, and the details of the train!
cynlee
if it weren't for the size of those leaves i'd think it real ;] great choo choo shot
CDBrugg
wonderfully done
Celtic_Lass
I love trains! This is a fabulous pic with the size of the leaves giving it an almost surreal feel! Well done - it's a beauty
RobyHermida
genial!!!