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 (15)
GiMi53
Amazing to see all the details and textures ! I will probably post a very similar grasshopper later today but can't identify it either... Excellent photo, my friend !
muse27
Great shot! I love all the details you captured! Very well done. :o)
JeffG7BRJ
I swear you have the eyes of an hawk! You are always finding something new. Excellent find of this little critter and how you get them to pose on your finger is absolutely fantastic. The clarity and detail is amazing, you can see the tiny hairs along its back and right down to the tip of its nose. Awesome!!!!!
FCLittle
Very nice....it may have just molted...exceptional shot!
kimariehere
awesome capture lee !! i sure havnt seen one before!! fabulous macro work as always!
vlaaitje
wow !!! Never seen such one...gorgeous details, and even when it looks like an alien..I love it
mbz2662
Great macro of the odd critter! I only see brown, and sometimes green grasshoppers.
Janiss
Ah que j'aime... une belle macro... bravo Michel!
Ionel
Excellent!
bpclarke
We will have to start calling you the Bug Whisperer. You have them just vying for your attention to take their portraits this year. Amazing macro shot. Bunny
mamabobbijo
I've never seen on that colour. How does it camo itself?
MrsLubner
This is so cute I just want to hug him! of course, that would kill him so perhaps I will just stare at this great photo you took.
lizzibell
Great capture...
Richardphotos
exceptional macro Lee
tizjezzme
it doesn't look too thrilled being hogtied lol great shot again Lee; I just had a look thru my bug book and cannot find this one either. Whatever it is, its another great macro shot.. you always get crisp clear macros. :)