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 (9)
skyla824
awesome macro work... great species.. my first look at this one...
flora-crassella
... a miraculous photo of this butterfly! We have here also similar, but with gray eyes.
durleybeachbum
Beautiful! I was very excited yesterday to accidently come across an excellent UK Moths site on the web. We still have no equivalent to your Bug site, but at least the moth one will be interesting.
GBCalls
Super details! Well done
StandsInAwe
Great colors! and a great specimen... Well done!
bpclarke
Great capture and details. Splendid shot. Bunny
JeffG7BRJ
I think word has got out Lee, they are passing the information that its good eating in your back twenty, so they are swarming in for a feast. Lol. Excellent capture. Bravo!!!!!
magg_ca
Nice shot
MrsLubner
I think I've seen these...I seem to have a plethora of moths and small butterflies right now that all look similar but not the same. Excellent shot and I'll be able to compare this to mine and see if they are alike. Your detail is outstanding.