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 (11)
Cosine
Great shot, Lee. I just tried, and I can't find it, either. Maybe you should send the photo to one of the many arachnology sites on the web.
kimariehere
WOW!! excellent macro of that spider so clear and wonderfully shot !!!... nice find and capture!!
PeeWee05
Love the spider, very don't like the frame...
GBCalls
Brave to move the spider, excellent photo.
jared99
Wow! Super shot of that spider! So sharp. The color/markings on it are stunning. I'd have been scared to move it without knowing if it was poisonous.
hecate61
Icky looking thing! Had to poke around to see if I could find out what it is and it looks like it could be a young female or a male black widow (whatsthatbug.com/widow). The male Western Widow shown in the sixth frame down on the page looks a whole lot like that puppy except for the brown coloration.
Chaos911
what a F A N T A S T I C shot and work!!!! super cooooool!!! :)
claudialee
Great photo. I was once told that ANY spider with red markings was not one to have around, because of the bad bites they deliver. Who knows? Keep safe, with HUGS!!!
jcv2
Impressive capture of this special spider, terrific find in these vibrant colors!
redchilicat
I love whatsthatbug.com! Beautiful macro, you can even see the tiny hairs on his legs!
InspyreMe
I may have commented on this previously, I don't remember (I'm old) but nevertheless, I wanted to mention again what a great shot. A favorite thing for me is shadow vs subject. Something about that makes pictures so interesting. The shadow beneath this spider is exactly what I look for. Great shot.