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)
Samurai_Cat
Awesome capture!
Flannelman
Cool shot, very good. ;-)
kimariehere
WOW LEE what a capture feeding too!! ... you get the best dragonfly shots i havnt even seen any latley!!...fantastic macro!
Luka_30
Wanderful capture, great details!
Valerie-Ducom
wowwww, very imrpessiv picture and excellent color and lighting!!! Good day ;)
virtuallyhistorical
You beautifully captured on of my favourite insects.. and its cadis fly food!
Littlejock
Great capture I love the colours and details. Bravo
busi2ness
Excellent colours and a great collage!
mermaid
you are really good i capturing this beautiful damselflys and their prey!
rayburg
Damn Lee, these are great..you have really developed a nack for capturing wildlife. beautiful presentation.
mamabobbijo
So, are you going to make a book of these beauties?!? You really should! I can see generations of kids wandering about with tiny scince kits looking for your friends. They are so vivid and beautiful. You make the most incredible captures of things most of us were totally unaware we share this wondrous place with! They all have a place in your work, and have made my wanders w/ my grand daughter amazing! Time consuming but amazing! We have to search every bush for the "tiny teensies", she loves your photos. She always finds something to ride her finger a while, until the next bush. Thank You so much for your inspiration to open our eyes and notice our fellow travelers. And the terrific shots of the ones we miss anyway ! Bj