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 (18)
auntietk
Beautiful! I love the effects you're getting with this stuff. Nice!
MrsLubner
The post work is great but more than that, this photo is wonderful. I love this flower and the color is great! Excellent job on this.
janedj
Very beautful image!!!
LadyRembrandt
very nice image. Erotic. colors are great
jasonj
Amazing postwork and a beautiful photograph. Really nice job.
wonderworld
Fabulous beauty!!!
tr4cey
Wow, beautiful again.
helanker
What a wonderful capture of this gorgeous little flower. You were clever that you planted them last year :)))
mark.spooner
Lovely capture and nice postwork.
Littlejock
Wonderful colours here. Excellent work
mps
Excellent picture. I like it.
drag
Beautiful postwork and colors of this flower.
kimariehere
beautiful orchid like flowers love the postwork tooo!!!....
lizzibell
Beautiful flower...
BibbyBear
Oh yes... this works well again. Another fine capture with such beautiful colours to set off the textured background. The flowers almost look 3D because of it. Great shot and postwork. xx
tizjezzme
oh how pretty ;;;; I love the textured look, like on canvas. Beautiful work.
RobyHermida
Excellent work!!!!!!!!!!!! Roby ;O)
Blush
Looks like a sweet pea to me Love the colors Susan`