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 (17)
_Bee
Brilliantly vibrant!
Cosine
Wonderful color saturation, and great detail on the bee.
Buffalo1
LOve the colors!
auntietk
Fabulous image! I agree with Dennis about the colors. Just right. The bee really IS pretty cute!
BibbyBear
What a brilliant macro again. The details on this little guy are amazing - he almost looks metallic. Wonderful composition and amazing colours. xx
MaydaMason
so cute! love the reflections on eyes!
danob
Lovely work
Lucie
Yes, he is cute! :) Great comp and beautiful colors!
42n8
Never seen this type of bee before, Great macro shot very vibrant
MrsLubner
A very interesting bug as most of your shots are. I get to see so much detail and enjoy a world I can't see otherwise. This is a crisp shot and the coloring is great. Another new bug.
Littlejock
Perfect deatils you got here.
Shucoda
Awesome macro! Well done
lizzibell
Beautiful...
tizjezzme
what a pretty little guy!!!! GREAT closeup !! beautiful shot...
GiMi53
One more excellentissime macro, Lee ! Congratulations, my friend for the selection of your image in LwitG (Last Week in the Gallery week 24-2007) !
gradient
wonderful macro...congrats on being in the LWITG!
dorothylee
Brilliant macro, I love the colors and composition. Outstanding!