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 (16)
mbz2662
A great capture. Looking forward to the others.
MrsLubner
He is a beautiful tree frog! We have more of the brown ones here I think. I haven't seen many green frogs other than bull frogs but in the smaller frogs I have seen many of the small brown ones. This is so real. Not like your typical flat image of a frog. Awesome!
Anjour
Very beautiful frog and shot...:o)
cfulton
All so green! Well done on finding him in the first place! Cheers, Clive
durleybeachbum
I got a brief mental image of your frog 'in make-up' before the start of your 30 minute session! A marvellous photo, I look forward to the rest!
Meisiekind
Gorgeous image of this slimy friend! How you saw him in the first place is beyond me!! :)
kaward
A perfect sitting model, he must want his portrait to capture him on his good side. A wonderful portrait of him, well done.
G_Mansco
Splendid close up. Wonderful details ;O)
CavalierLady
Exquisite macro! Really superb!
DCLEW2
Well done. look forward to the rest.
NightGallery
really a perfect shot. Great lighting and spot on focus. Cool looking little guys. Look forward to more of him.
sintoock
Magnifique.
Longrider
i look forward to seeing them..this shot is beautiful and nicely presented too, frogs are beautiful creatures.
G0d1v6
Excellent Capture! Some amphibians have such beautifully bold colors to their skin, well done!!
bpclarke
He's darling! Love the colors and pose of this little guy. Bunny
tetsu-pino
A flog of this picture is very cute and very beautiful. Excellent capture.