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 (15)
GiMi53
It is totally impossible to see that this is a collage... perfect work, great presentation, Lee !
flora-crassella
...die scheinen einen guten Appetit zu haben! Schöne Aufnahme!
MrsLubner
before I tell you how fabulous this is, I have to thank you for your help identifying my bug yesterday. Your recommended web site is dynamite! As for this shot, it is dynamite too. So clean and distinctive.
BibbyBear
This is a fantastic collage and a seamless merge of the two shots. Perfectly captured and presented Lee. Excellent details, light and colours. xx
durleybeachbum
How clever!
artaddict2
Unusual looking bugs, Impressive work as always!
Meisiekind
Wow - stellar postwork Lee and one awesome image!!! :)
GBCalls
Great work! Excellent
SouthBeachPhoto
Very cool! A great find here!
StandsInAwe
Well done on these super captures.
CavalierLady
Not fond of beetles but I admire the detail in your shot, and very nicely put together and presented!
Optiramma
Excellent! Seamless composite...the antenna on the leaf creates a nice bridge between the two.
bpclarke
Excellent captures. Wonderful shots. Bunny
JeffG7BRJ
Excellent job of blending them together Lee, I must say I see very few beetles, and do not have a picture of one anywhere. I will have to take more notice when I'm looking for spiders. Superb capture and presentation. Bravo!!!!!
RobyHermida
Very good work.