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
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Comments (22)
Schaefchen
wowwwwww classe photo super
Buffalo1
Superb shots, Lee. I couldn't keep my eyes open to see this. I fell asleep during Monday Night Football. A merry Christmas and better New Year in 2011.
shayhurs
Nice! Hope to download my pics tonight to see what I got.
rocserum
We've a cloudy sky, so, thank you for sharing! RS
Katraz
Your pics are better than any I have managed, It was cloudy in my area so it was a no go for the eclipse. Have a great Christmas.
louly
I think they're pretty good, especially if you did them hand-held. I missed it last night because it was cloudy, so I'm glad to see these :)
durleybeachbum
Great to see you back here!
danob
Well done Lee I thought about it but too cold here!
jared99
This is a wonderful collection of shots. It was awesome to see with the eye as well!
Ilona-Krijgsman
wow, this is really cool....wonderful done
jayfar
Splendid, you were very lucky to see it. Foggy here.
PsychoNaut
PRetty cool. I watched it, was walking my dog a good chunk of the time. It was beautiful. It made me feel really small.
marybelgium
superbe !
tennesseecowgirl
I tried to go out and see it... braved the cold and all. but too many clouds here in my part of the world.. Thanks for sharing this beautiful event.
efron_241
that is a very good photo of a specil event
Erestorfan
GREAT captures!!! So clear and interesting!! I WANTED to see it, but if they can't schedule these things at a more reasonable hour for us here on the east coast of the US....LOL...I was hoping to wake up and catch a glimpse...but slept right through it.
angelafair
Awesome shots! I periodically looked as it was happening, my camera battery was on charge, so I only got an early evening shot of the moon, which I posted already. Great shot!
bkhook
Awesome... we were so rained and snowed and fogged in.... didn't get to see it. Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas.
kgb224
Outstanding work.
GiMi53
Excellent series here, Lee I'm happy to see you back here; I really do hope that next year will be better for you. Happy Holidays and best greetings
gemb1
Great series of shots I ended up taking 4 sec exposures and even then it got so dark I couldn't see it in my viewfinder.
praep
Really great series my friend. You do a great job. Have a great Hogmanay (New Years Eve).