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 (18)
blacq_nyght_vampyre
Nice to have you back. Lovely shot of this little beauty!!
MrsLubner
Lee, I'm so happy to see you back and answer some of my questions about where you were and what you were up to. And Hoover is adorable. You still have that magic touch with the camera. :-)
durleybeachbum
What a lovely surprise to see your baby here! I do hope you find the time for us, I love your insects. That heat is insufferable..if it gets to 75 I am done for.
ArtistKimberly
Adorable Image,
Katraz
Sounds hot and I love your cat.
morningglory
Good to see you back. Your new friend is adorable and what a great name.
bakapo
what a sweet kitty.
VEDES
Very cute!!!!I love too much this animals!!!!!!!!!!
UVDan
A beautiful shot of Hoover who seems to be loaded with static electricity.
dochtersions
Hi Lee, what a sweetie. So cute it does for you the clean stuff ;-). The photo is so lovely, a beautiful picture with such a nice glow, also in the eyes of it. I hope it will be easier for you, in connection with this extreme heat. That will cost a lot of energy.
clbsmiley
Funny name... Cute kitty!
DAVER2112
Aw!! So cute. Wonderful shot. :)
jendellas
Hoover what a lovely name for a lovely puss cat!!
Hubert
He is adorable, very cute! :)
Pagrin
Welcome back.
angelafair
awwww.....such a sweet kitty!
praep
It's great to have you back here. Sad to hear the weather is bad in your part of the world. Hope things will be better soon and we will see more shots you took. Have a great time here my friend.
sharky_
Good to see you back... Aloha