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 (22)
keeneye
Excellent compo!!!!!!! This is very artfully done!!!!!!
DELMUR
Ah!Ah! A caterpillar doing yoga or training for chinese circus!
itsumama
That's so cool! Love the compo! :o)b
blankfrancine
Awesome photo of an amazing creature.
MrsLubner
Breathtaking.
TallPockets
Great shot!!
BibbyBear
This is an amazing macro with stunning attention to detail a very well composed. Excellent capture. xx
stuart83
A very impressive capture & presentation Stuart
Loloe
Great macro and I love your presentation!!!! Bravo!!!!
jinet
Superb photo ! The photo itself is a true masterpiece indeed, and because it is so, I think that the framing is too much sophisticated and kills a bit the photo. A more simple framing would have been more suitable. Don't you think so ?
Lledeline
Perfect
danob
Bravo Lee and love the frame, as well as the crisp macro on the contorted branch
mark.spooner
Very nice work!
striving
Great shot. Never seen anything like it. Well done.
bpclarke
What a gorgeous capture. The details are wonderful as are the colors. Bunny
mamabobbijo
Such interesting neighbors we have! BJ
TwoPynts
Very cool capture. Hooray for the caterpillar brigade! ;']
LadyRembrandt
Excellent image. Superb !
paharo
hehe, nice photo n funny title, great!!
iceberg
Excellent photo
GiMi53
Excellent and original macro ! Great presentation, Lee ! Congratulations for the selection of your image in the LWitG feature (Last Week in the Gallery week 18/2007) !
lizzibell
Nice photo...