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
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Comments (14)
jasonj
Really like your postwork here. Isn't a good feeling when you can take an image that's bordering on being a "lemon" and produce some great tasting lemonade? I've done that more than a few times myself. Not sure what you started with, but the end results speak for themselves.
vlaaitje
wow, yes what a beauty, wonderful textures
BibbyBear
Well I love the texturing and find this almost like an oil painting on canvass and having made plenty of web set graphics previously using textures for the background etc., I have to say that I would have been more than happy if I could have ended up with such a result - I think this is beautiful. The photography is extremely well composed, the colours are gorgeous and the presentation is superb. xx
tr4cey
Love the textures.
cameraobscura2
Dispite all your troubles it seems you have something usefull after all. The composition is very nice. Thank you for sharing. egmont
peapodgrrl
Lovely presentation for a lovely image.
auntietk
The end result is phenomenal! Your postwork choices were just perfect. This couldn't be better. Awesome work! (And you're right - full view is quite stunning.) Congratulations on a great job!
wonderworld
Absolutely gorgeous. Love the way the darks blend into the yellow and love the overhang on the frame! Very cool textures.
Bossie_Boots
Fantastic !!!!
janedj
Very Beautiful image!!!
MrsLubner
It does look like a silk print and I can see that you did a great job with postwork. This is a gorgeous result and I understand why you would be very pleased with it. Great shot, great postwork and great presentation.
Littlejock
Wondrful framed and lovely texture and colours here. Hugs
Buffalo1 Online Now!
The dark background serves to accentuate the foreground colors. Very well done!
lizzibell
Beautiful flowers...