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 (19)
M2A
I love your close-up snap. Eye-to-eye with this cute spider is so fun ! Thank you.
West_coaster07
Very well done!!!!
lizzibell
nice capture..
vlaaitje
what a cool macro shot, love the creepy eyes
flora-crassella
wonderful macro shot!!!! Very nice spider!
ledwolorz
Wonderful macro.
mermaid
you are a master for those spider shots... those are two very fine shots again
durleybeachbum
Beautiful markings on the back! Great clear pics of this super creature.
DAVER2112
Excellent macro!!!!!!
TomDart
Leeco,again an excellent macro well presented. I am always impressed with your macro shots. Sometimes on a summer night a small light will show the glowing eyes of the spiders among the plants. These eyes make me think of that.
skyla824
fantastic work... i love the frontal shot of this fellow..
PD154
Another winner Lee, love those peepers :)
MrsLubner
What long eye lashes you have, grammaw! :-) Outstanding clarity once more, Lee. And the double pov gives a nice all around view.
bpclarke
Quite the face on this little character. Excellent captures. Bunny
RobyHermida
Gorgeous work
praep
She looks interested in cour camera.
-seek-
pretty spider... i really like the reflection in its eyes.
Littlejock
Very impressive details and colours
NightGallery
These dudes rule!! Very cool pattern on the this one. Great shots here man!