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 (16)
Richardphotos
I recently posted one. they are very tiny and so hard to spot unless they are flying.Cotton square borer or gray hairstreak, Strymon melinus also little blue outstanding macro Lee
kimariehere
supurb macro capture beautifully captured so close up love the compo too lee!!!
MrsLubner
I got a California hairstreak and was thrilled to do it. It never stopped moving and the little "hairs" vibrated so much. I couldn't bring myself to post it though. It just didn't have this awesome clarity.
mermaid
what an interesting coloring of this tiny one... a very fine macro!
mbz2662
Great shot :)
flora-crassella
what a nice butterfly! Wonderful photo!
artaddict2
Great macro! my first look at the thumb and I found it hard to see which way this little guy was facing, those markings are deceiving!
praep
Great butterfly macro again. Well done, Lee.
durleybeachbum
I love this 'circular' compostion! Marvellous detail of course and very interesting information.
Levemark
Very good!
Alz2008
Wonderful capture and detailed macro, Excellent well done..
GBCalls
Folks do have a glance type appreciation for an image and a deeper understanding once they know the difficulty factor no matter the subject. Multiplied by small size and the quickness of their mobility, the best we can do is try. I have several attempted shots at these small fliers, you have managed a super capture here. Well done Lee
PD154
Wonderful DOF to this one Lee, love the crop!
DAVER2112
Excellent macro shot!! He's cool!
skyla824
gorgeous macro work.... you have out done your self on this one.. this is a first time view of this wonderful species for me.... this shot would have made my day... thanks so much for your sharing your work and you great information as well....
bpclarke
What a delicate little beauty. Splendid capture. Bunny