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 (19)
tr4cey
WOW. That is awesome!
BibbyBear
Now this is stunning. She almost looks like she was posing for you. Excellent composition and lighting and the colours are amazing. Excellent macro with super details. xx
jinet
Splendid point of view !
erlandpil
Great shot erland
wonderworld
Beautiful and amazing focus.
Dianthus
Awesome macro Lee and love this POV:)
Gammacrucis
Excellent work! Everything is perfect, I love it ^__^
carlosnr1
Such a nice creature! Only thing which could improve this image even more, i think, is a little bit more contrast.
auntietk
Wow.
kjpweb
Great POV - A weird species though - eastern Amberwings have huge variations in their appearance. Well done!
MrsLubner
I don't think I've seen one of these. The color is wonderful. Great pov and super clear. Good detail on wings as well as the front of the head. Excellent presentation.
rebelmommy
Fantastic!
MarciaGomes
FANTTICA FOTO.+++++++5
mark.spooner
Excellent macro work great POV!
Littlejock
Amazing POV and perfect details and colours
zoren
wow, beauty!!
tizjezzme
i like the colors in this one. Excellent shot once again, Lee. I'll have to upload my yellow one tomorrow... I can't find the name of it anywhere; but maybe my dragonfly expert can help me identify ;)
lizzibell
Nice capture...
LadyRembrandt
very cool perspective.