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 (22)
kasalin
Hi dear Lee, very interesting and excellent macro capture !!! Very well done :):):)
Iceshark39
Wonderful shot! Such a vibrantly hued frog!
SWard80
Great capture! I know someone who's just gonna LOVE this (if Iceshark hasn't beaten me to replying)
kimariehere
WOW so perfect taken with the nikon 7900 pocket cam ?!!! YOU NAILED IT!!! love this LEE exceptional!!!
flora-crassella
a so nice chap! Beautiful photo!
West_coaster07
He looks like ....dinner was Oh so good!!! Great capture!
Levemark
What a lovely picture!
durleybeachbum
Wonderful shot! You'd think they'd get pricked by the spines.
wonderworld
Photography perfection!!
helanker
BEAUTIFUL and so perfect captured.
sintoock
Excellent!
GBCalls
Looking comfortable and patiently waiting. Well done
PD154
Excellent shot Lee, great DOF, if you put wheels on this it'd look like a Volkswagon, the first thought for me was Thunderbird 2 :)
DAVER2112
Just perfect!!!!
Alz2008
wonderful capture and texture, Excellent well done..
skyla824
incredible macro work. this must be in your top ten of works of art...
ysvry
great shot.
JeffG7BRJ
He looks very relaxed and comfortable Lee, especially as the vine has thorns on it. Excellent capture. Bravo!!!!!
bpclarke
He looks like he's napping or taking a siesta. Very well fed. Excellent capture. Bunny
praep
Great shot - he´s looks a bit tired.
EmeraldElf
PERFECT!
NightGallery
So green and vivid. Excellent photo.