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 (18)
lizzibell
Beautiful flower....
M2A
Very interesting flower shape.
durleybeachbum
So lovely! I can't grow these tall bearded sorts as they like alkaline soil. But I have made a new bed of the Japanese ones that like it acid.
newleaf
Beautiful capture and a lovely bloom
JeffG7BRJ
An excellent specimen Lee, we have some the same colour but as yet they are not showing, I did cut them back to the quick last year though. Superb capture.
morningglory
Really beautiful.
ragouc
Very good macro.
qrud
Real and lovely
watapki66
Beautiful flower!
witch_1612
Wonderful Work!!!
Buffalo1
Lovely colors!
wjames
A brilliant capture, wonderful detail of the flower!!!
Sea_Dog
All I can add is: WOW! Well done.
Virtual_World
Gorgeous! I love the colors!!!
auntietk
Beautiful image! The light is just perfect.
yons
Two things strike me. The balance between the buds and the flower and the wonderful lighting.
praep
What a nice bloom. Well done capture.
Blush
Beautiful I have some like this Another fav with me Susan~