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 (16)
MrsLubner
another shot of delicate beauty. Fantastic compo and pov. Great work here.
Dianthus
Lee that is an excellent macro. Are they hairs or sharp thorns on her body?
FrenchKiss
This is a gorgeous one!
tizjezzme
OMG Lee! Look at this thing! GREAT Macro!
cbender
a great makro! awesome!
thecytron
Nice clear photo!
bpclarke
Incredible, delicate capture. All the soft colors and textures make this an extraordinary shot. Bunny
kjpweb
Great detail! Well done!
rayburg
You are fast becoming a great nature phoyographer..fantastic shot Lee
Ionel
Wonderfully done again! Bravo!!!
LadyRembrandt
Lee, what a great shot. Great clarity. I enjoy the highlights. Wish he would have posed for you to obtain shadows as well. Very nice.
RobyHermida
Excellent MACRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRAVO!!!! ROBY ;o)
lizzibell
Nice capture...
mark.spooner
An excellent macro, great detail!
mamabobbijo
Great shot!
ACS-001
Truly awesome. The composition is perfect (most people would've cropped it so she was in the center; putting her in the corner was a stroke of genius) and the tight depth-of-field really lends the whole thing a three-dimensional feel. My one suggestion would be to make the title black instead of gray, since as is it doesn't stand out from the background much. Excellent job!