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 (15)
Fotogen
What an excellent shot and idea of holding them in hand. Amazing capture of colors. Awsome
PeeWee05
Lovely shot.
Dianthus
Very creative. Love it:)
jared99
Very nice! I like the colors given by the range of unripe-to-ripe berries.
Mondwin
Very goooood and fantastic shot!!!!bravo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
claudialee
Really appreciate the stages of maturity you've shown in the growth and development of the berries. As you said, green ones, not so good. HUGS!!
TIMMYLYNN
They look yummy! A+
jcv2
Wonderful capture, love to see those fruits maturing and I even love more to eat them! Yummy! Delicious work, Lee!
redchilicat
I guess these are the same that grew along the fence rows on our farm, although we always just referred to them as blackberries. They are yummy with milk and sugar! Super shot thats got me craving these now!
Buffalo1
The ripe ones remind me of mulberries, and look mighty tasty, too. Brings back some memories. Thanks, Lee!
Inspyred
We call those blackberries in Oklahoma. Very tasty. I also remember the "chiggers" that came along with picking them. I would love to see another shot of ripe ones in a different lighting. They have such interesting highlights and shadows.
kimariehere
mmm!! YUMMY BERRYS!! i love em used to have a bush in my backyard !!... exceptional and impressive shot here !!!.. incredibly done!!! V!
Chaos911
super work!!! excellently done!!! :)
sazzyazzca
Perfection!
Blush
Great capture I got one of blackberries too Didn't know they had all those lil hairs on them until I got the image Great one..bet ya ate a few tho huh? LOL I sure did Susan~