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 (17)
bpclarke
Woo hoo! New digs, here we come! :o) Beautiful portrait of this lovely little insect. Gorgeous color and clarity. Bunny
amlondono
Very artistic portrait of this lady , Thanks for sharing , Ana
ledwolorz
WOW.Fantastic shot.
Digitaleagle
Excellent macro and detail, awesome!!
skyla824
nice shot. well done
stuart83
Excellent closeup, haven't seen them without spots before
mercedestookit
Yeah I have never seen these without the spots either. Where do you live? Anyways...Amazing shot!
GiMi53
The focus is exactly where it should be ! I'm glad that you found some time to upload, Lee.. Very nice macro as always !
KiwiMiss
No spots ... didn't realise that happened. Beautifully captured
Kyms_Cave
Love Lady Bugs, georgous shot..I have no luck taking photos of them..this one is great..
durleybeachbum
Beautiful composition with the dry leaves!
MrsLubner
Sheetrock is my second least favorite job in constuction. Texturing my first least favorite. LOL This is a nice ladybug and I would guess its not too old either. Very clean and focused!
vlaaitje
I like this pov, it looks super on that curly leave, really awesome details
danob
Great Macro, and happy the ol back is holding up.. Be a killer to not be able to get down for your superb macro work!!
delaorden_ojeda
Congratulations for your selection in LWitG, excelent image !
ysvry
great macro
afugatt
Awesome!