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 (13)
skyla824
outstanding macro work... well done indeed
MrsLubner
So tiny and look at those longs hairs. Cute but probably not one you'd want to pet. At least, I wouldn't want to. Excellent find.
durleybeachbum
Marvellous sharpness on this tiny fellow!
ledwolorz
Amazing macro.
Prematos
Fantastic macro.
Alz2008
Wonderful macro, Excellent well done..
flora-crassella
very nice "king" - wonderful macro!
DAVER2112
Great capture!!!
JeffG7BRJ
I am always wary of hairy catapillars, I had a bad experience with one when I was young, I don't know what sort it was but I came out in a real bad rash and one of the hairs was imbedded in my skin. The end was curled round like a fish hook, it taught me a lesson I can tell you. I have never picked up a caterpillar since, I have drove a few though both trucks and bulldozers. Excellent capture Lee, what amazes me is when he gets to the end he can curl around and walk back underneath the leaf. Bravo!!!!!
PD154
Wonderful crisp image, and the pale BG helps it pop, well done.
bpclarke
Love this one's fur sticking up. Splendid capture. Bunny
Richardphotos
maybe it is a little blue.they are so small as grownup butterflies
praep
A real "big" King. Great shot, my friend.