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)
West_coaster07
Very well captured!!
blinkings
Gorgeous little soul.
MrsLubner
I've never seen this color before in the jumpers. The detail is great - the hairs on the legs are marvelous and so very clear to view. Astounding macro.
kimariehere
yes he has a wonderful color!!! love all those eyes !!! beautiful capture Lee!!!
flora-crassella
soooo nice the jumping spider! Fantastic macro!!!
PD154
Great image with a superb DOF, well shot Lee!
durleybeachbum
Superb! His rather sparse head hair makes him rather appealing!
vlaaitje
I am not a fan of them, but they look gorgeous, wonderful focus on the eyes
DAVER2112
Such interesting litte creatures. Excellent capturer Lee! :) 5+++++
Littlejock
Stunning serie of spiders. Your land there is more than a Zoo. Thank you for your pics
Alz2008
Wonderful capture and detail, Excellent well done..
CavalierLady
Wonderful macro and detail.... fabulous eyes! Thanks for sharing.
skyla824
WONDERFUL WORK...
bpclarke
Awesome capture. Bunny
praep
Great little guy.
kbatty
He is adorable! Great catch!