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 (10)
MrsLubner
Beautiful colors. Great pov. Love it. Good job. Who doesn't like fungi? It always entertaining and even better when its photographed with skill. Good presentation too.
wonderworld
Great title! A big batch of buttery gooey, fresh baked cinnamon rolls from the oven! And the photograph is stunning with the beautiful hues and the autumn leaves!!!
CDBrugg
great picture
mermaid
It sure does look the fresh bread! great capture!
slawa
I dont know either what kind that is but you are right, they look just like fresh baked mumma muffins! ;) Have a great day.
Buffalo1
Great title and picture. I never knew fungi could look like hot bakes bread rolls!
st_fish
Strange find, great capture, wonderful presentation! 8;o)
gradient
Yes, baked by mother nature...cool shot!
claudialee
Wonderful! Should be entered in the baking contest. Great shot and so unusual looking. This is another great shot. HUGS!!!
mamabobbijo
My sister-in-law makes something called monkey bread. This looks amazingly like it! When you zoom, you can see where the baker dripped butter over it before baking. Thanks for sharing.