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)
bimm3d
superb!!!
LadyRembrandt
BEAUTIFUL !
whaleman
I love the contrast in colors here!
dochtersions
An outstanding photo-shot! What a lovely and beautiful, graceful flowers. Amazing! (p.s. I only know that yellow Mimosa)
Maya06
wonderful image!!!
durleybeachbum
I also only know the yellow one. This is So delicate!
Hubert
Beautiful!!
neoexcello
Great shot. Depth of field and lighting are masterful. Perfectly captured the delicacy of the bloom.
qrud
Fine, very fine.
MrsLubner
30 years ago, I had one in my front yard that was nearly 20 years old, very large and spreading, and when it bloomed it was a symphony from mother nature. I didn't mind the blossoms dropping but like the bottlebrush, it collected bees while it was in bloom and I had hundreds of baby trees popping up all over the yard. Loved the tree so much, I bought one through the historic tree association just 3 years ago. It is a descendant of Hellen Keller's Mimosa and I love having a piece of history standing in my yard.
thecytron
Most Xcellent color photo!
Djavad
Exquis
SIGMAWORLD
Beautiful!
angelafair
wow....beautiful shot!
GBCalls
Very nice! Never have seen this tree or flower.
praep
WOW - never saw them bloom. Great macro.