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 (18)
mbz2662
Great collage of photos. It gives me the shivers...lol.
praep
Great capture - did you fed her to get this wonderful closeups?
flora-crassella
F a n t a s t i s c h !!!!! So wunderbare Aufnahmen von der kleinen Spinne!!!! Ich bin begeistert!!!!!
PSDuck
Great portraits. I love the colors and patterning on her!
Chaosphoto
Fabulous set Lee, even the white background worked out well
durleybeachbum
Superb! A wonderful catch! Great detail and amazing sharpness.
RIGAU
Muy buena.
GBCalls
Cool colors, The one type I found here is a generic mix of browns. Excellent set of views.
withinme
Great macros...never seen a jumpimg spider like that before. Wonderful details you got.
StandsInAwe
That second pic is just fantastic... Seems like he's looking right at us :) and well done on the rest as well.
MrsLubner
As thrilling to me as shots of raptures coming down on supper! Great shots! You got a great background too. How amazing is that? I usually get a corner of the compost bin or the rusty side of some tin. :-) Fabulous work, Lee!
skyla824
awesome macro ... wonderful species.. looks great when you open your file up
CavalierLady
What an opportune series of shots!!! Superb macros!
bpclarke
Excellent captures. Superbly done. Bunny
TomDart
Lee, these are super. You prove something about macro and small cameras..and more about the eye of the one behind the record. Well done.
lunchlady
Wow!These are really cool shots!
zoren
very nice...!
Agny
Great moment of the three.