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 (8)
skyla824
what a great find. you must be very pleased to say the least. the wings are just about the best i have ever seen. so again you have out done your self. i am not sure how you are going to top this one. lee
GiMi53
And another textbook pro-quality image... Excellent photo, Lee ! (all my pictures of the microLaCoste series have been captured with a compact camera too...) Congratulations for your incredible dragonflies collection !
MrsLubner
Lee! What have you done here!? This is incredible. The pov has me looking right down the back of the neck like I've never seen it before! And wing detail and glossiness is fabulous! You may feel lucky to have captured this but I feel lucky too that I got to see it this close up.
ledwolorz
Excellent work.
durleybeachbum
Masterly!!
JeffG7BRJ
Fantastic pov Lee, I'm always amazed at Dragonfly shots that show the wing details like this. Those gossamer wings are so beautiful, the design of this little critter is second to none. The wing assembly looks like its been engineered by craftsmen. I have to agree with PJ(I usually do), I feel honoured to see it up close like this. The clarity and detail is out of this world. Excellent work and presentation. Bravo!!!!!
mbz2662
Lovely shot.
bpclarke
Superbly captured! Excellent shot. Bunny