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 (23)
vice
wow i didn't know dragonflys came in pink marvelous detail This image has VIsion Imagination Creativity and Excellence Thank you! If you have every seen my work. I posted my last image ever thank you deeply! VICE.
artaddict2
Incredible!
amlondono
Superb , i have never seen a pink one . I love this shot , thanks for sharing , Ana
MrsLubner
How beautiful! I am always so amazed at the variety of dragonflies you have. I seem to have only 2. I think this color is fantastic but I would think it makes them easy to spot by predators.
blankfrancine
Truly incredible capture.
loligagger
Wow,excellent shot!!!!!!!!
Dianthus
Great macro Lee. However do you get them to stay still long enough to shoot them?
phothomaniac
Love the filigrane details. Great Photo!
Kaerobani
yay! never saw a pink one! great shot!
durleybeachbum
Extraordinary colour! Excellent shot as usual!
Mondwin
Fabulous dragon,my Dear!!!!!!!!!!Bravissima!:DDD.Hugsxx
mairekas
I never see a pink Dragonfly. Great shot!
lilbiscuit
Wonderful capture!!
krakosky
superb shot
maandjboy
Very Cute Buggy!!
JeffG7BRJ
I have never thought of Dragonflies as delicate until today, I have always thought of them as hardy little critters but the colour of this one makes it look delicate. I have only seen one this year( I must get out more) and that was a dark green, one quick flash of its wings and it was gone. This one is beautiful Lee. Bravo!!!!!
bpclarke
What a beautiful capture! Superbly done. Splendid. Bunny
tizjezzme
You were very successfull; this is a great shot. Beautiful...
mbz2662
Great shot! I tried and tried this summmer for some dragonfly photos, and finally for a few weeks they even posed for me! lol. I have lots waiting for me to post.... I just can't identify them beyond Dragonfly!
zoren
very pretty...!
lizzibell
great capture...
iaacf
We have all sorts of colors here but pink ? nope. Our dragons are still flying but I never got a chance to get one in front of my lens.. Anyway, this also is a fantastic macro.
RobyHermida
BRILLANT!!!!!!