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 (15)
BessieB
A beautiful kitten, so cute and a lovely shot
dalma
Il est vraiment ADORABLE :)
jarmila
so lovely little cat
durleybeachbum
SO pleased to hear that you are back with speed!! A lovely little companion you have there. I have moved 2/3 of my gallery to Flickr so I can keep the photos filed in subject matter. Great to have all the spuders in one set, dogs in another etc. Should have been a librarian.
Ilona-Krijgsman
Hi my friend...I am glad to see again an image from you.....I have missed you for a long time...you know we had contact via site mail.....to let you know that I miss your work here at RR......lovely kitten....welcome back.....
Hubert
Too cute, lovely! :) "(quoted): No more 25 minute waits to load the gallery here at RR". Well, 25 minutes for the complete Gallery isn't that bad... or was it per picture? ;)
morningglory
Good to see you back with your adorable kitty.
whaleman
It's good that you're back, and with speed! Love the shot...bright-eyed and bushy-tailed!
Katraz
Great to hear you have a good connection now and look forward to seeing some of your old photos, that's a great name for a cat and she looks a little bundle of mischief.
sharky_
Welcome Back.... Aloha
kgb224
Welcome back at Renderosity. Amazing capture of Hoover. Congratulations being selected for gallery of the week. God Bless.
tulipe
Wonderful capture! Adorable little cat!
PandaB5
This is such a fantastic photo! Thanks for sharing it.
praep
Such a nice cat. Congratulations on the fast internet.
jendellas
Hoover seems to be very curious about the outside, lovely shot!!