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 (19)
stuart83
A very unusual looking moth, superb capture
artaddict2
Exceptional quality Macro.
mairekas
Wow! Love the accurate details. Great macro!
amlondono
AWESOME MACRO , Superb details , Thanks for sharing , Ana
wonderworld
Love the blue/black wings and beautiful capture!!
durleybeachbum
looks great against the golden flowers!
mbz2662
Great moth capture, with a bonus spider! Beautiful...
mhyrdin
Just a word ! FANTASTIC ! Bravo Lee!
Richard_Mogridge
This is spectacular. Neat moth indeed. I have never encountered one of these. Thanks for sharing such wonderful artwork.
JeffG7BRJ
Fantastic shot of the moth Lee, the back of the spider isn't bad either, a two for one shot. I have just been reading up a bit about this 'White Tipped Black', it showed quite a few photo's and I don't think any were better than yours is. Excellent capture. Bravo!!!!!
42n8
Beautfiful, fantastic macro shot. I'm so glad your eye goes straight to the moth and not that spider lol which he's unusual too.
tizjezzme
Omgosh, Lee, you sure find some interesting critters along the way. This one is really cool !! Nice find and capture.
bpclarke
Love those antennas! So frilly! Excellent capture. Superbly shot. Bunny
redchilicat
Looks a little like the aggravating little critter that I have been stalking for weeks around here without success. Fantastic macro, lots of detail!
StandsInAwe
Fantastic macro
gradient
Yep, looks like those antenna could be picking up signals from another planet...LOL! Neat shot of this strange looking critter...PLUS, the spider is a bonus!
Littlejock
Great macro, details and DOF is wonderful. Hugs
Breyden
Great picture. Beautiful moth. I didn't notice the spider until I read one of the reviews above. You have a regular zoo at your place!
mamabobbijo
Who is lunch for who? I love those antenna!