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 (13)
frankie96
What a neat shot...I have never seen any that were not red or a shade of orange red..great work..
nongo
What a collection!!!!!! It's amazing all the different colors they come in??!!!
Chaos911
a realy nice shot :)
GiMi53
Amazing collection ! Very well presented ! Have a nice day, Lee ! :~)
jared99
Very cool shot! I've never seen so many different kinds.
Zacko
Brilliant idea!!! I could tell which ones you layered in but you still did an amazing job at doing it. The composition went from superb to FANTASTIC!!!!! Excellent work mate! #:o)
Littlejock
Lovely pic with all this bug together in diferent colours. Superb job and very clear..
Valerie-Ducom
Oh yes, very nice and beautiful picture!!! I like very much these ladybugsss!!! Good day ;)
mermaid
Great...just great...I love the titel and the shot!
mamabobbijo
How cool! I didn't notice that there was this kind of variety. Thanks. BJ
rayburg
This pic bugs me for some reason...lol...Lee, you really have a way with nature and you really know how to shoot it and present it..great capture my friend.
1Aceman
Cool pictures of the "bugs". You can stop in the garden department of some larger hardware stores such as the home depot or lowes and pickup a box of ladies for your garden or yard. The wife has been doing this for years and it helps to keep garden pests down without using insecticide. They come in a wide variety of colors and hues.
Blush
What a neat capture Who woulda thought ladybugs on fingers.... Hugs Susan~