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 (8)
MrsLubner
He's incredible! A gorgeous turtle and I think you are lucky to have seen him in his natural state. Another marvelous capture.
flora-crassella
...das ist wirklich eine interessante Schildkröte! Habe ich auch noch nie gesehen! Wunderschöne Aufnahme! Wie groß ist das Tier?
tetsu-pino
Nice capture!!
durleybeachbum
A very handsome creature!
JeffG7BRJ
No indication of size Lee, how big would you say, maybe four to five inches? I know they can get pretty big, but this one looks young. Excellent macro, very obliging for him to leave is head out, obviously he didn't feel threatened, I'm sure you give of positive rays. Lol. The little critters sure are attracted to you. Superb work. Bravo!!!!! Hope you are feling better in this warmer weather, I know I am.
gizmo563
Fantastic shot, we have box turtles around here and they are very hard to capture!
bpclarke
What a handsome character this is! Gorgeous colors and patterns. Splendid capture Lee!! Bunny
Buffalo1
Quite a handsome fellow and you do him justice with your photos!