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 (16)
_Bee
What a wonderful shot. I have a passion for spiders, and I cannot get over how colourful this one is. One thing I have waited for for a long time was seeing a spider catch the wind to attach a thread to a distant object and I was wowed. These guys are smart!
MrsLubner
You certainly captured the intricate pattern and the amazing body and legs of this spider. Awesome. The lighting is good as well. Stellar macro.
flora-crassella
ein "aufregendes" Motiv! Solche Spinnen bieten sich mir nicht als Model an! Sehr schöne Aufnahme!
Chipka
This is a fantastic and surprising shot. I like spiders quite a lot and I've never seen this species before! I love the colorful patterns on this critter as well. As always, your clarity is stunning and gorgeous, you manage to catch and pull out the best details! As always, great work!
Doriutz
Superb details and colors :)
StandsInAwe
I find myself agreeing with you that these are beautiful little things... Marvelous shot!
sharky_
Superb capture. Excellent colors. Aloha
durleybeachbum
A very elegant 'pose' this time, Lee. beautifully composed image, I wish we had a colourful one like this here. We do have wasp spiders but they are quite rarely seen.
Littlejock
The colours and details is just lovely.. Great work
JeffG7BRJ
Superb clarity and detail with great dof, its great to see a spider actually spinning its web. I have to agree with bee, these guys are very clever. We had a web with one anchor point about three foot long, although the web itself was only about eight inches in diameter. Excellent capture and presentation. Bravo!!!!!
Nambara
Perfect macro capture!! Excellent!!!
Fidelity2
Very well done.
skyla824
fantastic macro work... you must have steady hand to pull these macro's shots with a tripod.
bpclarke
Such delicate beauty and color. Gorgeous macro shot. Bunny
RobyHermida
Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo beautiful!
RedundantlyAbundant
Brilliant colours...best spider shot I have seen in a long time...