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 (12)
Breyden
Very interesting! I look forward to your upcoming series. It is amazing the shots you get and the critters you seem to find.
Thelby
That's a tiny little critter for sure, nice macronized!!!
MrsLubner
By golly, by gosh! Lee, these are unbelieveable! The clarity is amazing for something so very small...in fact its good for anything of any size. I can't imagine seeing this in its real size. I bet you can't see any of what you have captured here! Stellar shots!
durleybeachbum
Brilliant! I spent ages trying catch a sharp shot of a green spider this small yesterday and failed completely. It seems unperturbed enough to be cleaning it's antenna, amazing.
Ailarchendil
Some pretty fascinating images here. I'm looking forward to seeing more tiny critters in this series.
ledwolorz
Brilliant macro.
Mondwin
Fantastic Macro...bravissima!:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
MaraP
Fantastic collage!!
42n8
Cor how tiny lol excellent macro shots he's so colourful
skyla824
outstanding macro work
JeffG7BRJ
Not your best images maybe, but I bet the FBI could identify you from your finger prints. Lol. Very interesting little critter, I like his colour, I wonder what he will be when he grows up? Or is he already grown up? Whatever the world of little critters is an amazing place, and you have a knack of getting into their world Lee. A superb triptych, I look forward to your series with glee. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!
bpclarke
So tiny and bright! Great macro capture. Bunny