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 (25)
cujoe_da_man
wow, awesome capture and excellent detail, I've only ever seen them behind glass
Flannelman
Cool macro of our garden friend. ;-)
mbz2662
Awesome capture!
Brandi
Oh wow, he's gorgeous! What a beautiful capture, Lee!
MrsLubner
Another awesome shot. Super macro!
afugatt
Beautiful image!
lizzibell
Great capture...
vlaaitje
awesome green, what a super details in its skin.....
Dianthus
Great image Lee:)
Loloe
Excellent capture!!! Bravo!!!
artaddict2
once again Excellent !
Liam.
Absolutely stunning!
magg_ca
What a colors, great shot
CavalierLady
Wow! Incredible detail! What a shot! Bravo!
JeffG7BRJ
You have the patience of a Saint, I love you're commentaries and quite a few make me smile. I can just imagine you, creeping about so as not to frighten the subject away, things I used to enjoy myself. Thanks for sharing this beautiful little critter, I look forward to tomorrows post. Bravo!!!!!
NefariousDrO
Very vivid colors and details! Great shot!
da_franze
excellent colours and sharpness! fantastic
Sans2012
Very nice! Awesome colour and subject - very cool capture, well done!
Buffalo1
He's a handsome critter. This is another science textbook shot!
mark.spooner
Very nice capture, excellent colour and detail.
Orchidman
Very excellent shot! Well done!
amlondono
Fantastic Shot . My favorite . Thanks
Ionel
Excellent!!!
Genma
A fantastic shot as usual Lee. Our little friend really pops right out of the background. Great details as always.
skyla824
great macro shot.it would have been cool if you could have gotten him on a stick rather than rusted metal, it really doesn't take away from the photo at all. i think the shot was well worth your effort in time and thecolor green knocks you socks off.