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 (17)
ACS-001
It's a beautiful spider and looks like some sort of ornate robot. The photo on the left is a little dull, but the one on the right is pure gold: colorful, sharply-focused and composed perfectly. Totally up to your normal standard of excellence.
mbz2662
That spider has a peace sign on it's back! Great shots.
MrsLubner
They have a wonderful pattern and the head seems to look much like a polished pearl located just under the body. What a great shot!Excellent.
artaddict2
Spiders or bugs are not really my thing but your "more than impressive" macro's certainly show the beuty of these tiny creature. The markings and hint of yellow/green of this one in particular are very beautiful. viewing your close and detailed work helps me to see them in a different way. Thanks!
flora-crassella
...wow! Das ist eine super Aufnahme dieser außergewöhnlichen Spinne!
kimariehere
what a fascinating spider !!!! beautifully captured- impressive !!!
durleybeachbum
Absolutely magnificent pics!
JeffG7BRJ
Superb work Lee, the metalic looking body of this one reminds me of boiled sweets from my childhood, the sweets would have been fifty times larger than this little critter though. Excellent clarity and detail, first class photography. Bravo!!!!!
Littlejock
Superb details and colours I can see here. Congratulations
MOODYBLUE92954
GREAT SHOTS THEY ARE PRETTY JUST NOT MY CUP OF TEA
sintoock
Excellent.
Romia
Never saw this before, it's a colourful spider with a special pattern. Great capture!
Fidelity2
Perfect.
bpclarke
What a dainty beauty this is. Bunny
_Bee
Stunning work. Am just randomly going back over some older pages and the spider just bit me:0)
StandsInAwe
What a cool design he's got! Well captured.
ElusiveAngel
An awesome picture. I am afraid of spiders, the only bug I don't like LOL. But this one sure made an excellent shot. Well done!