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)
Iceshark39
Fantastic shot! Love his colour and those eyes! Beautiful patterns on the...shelf mushrooms....?
SWard80
Great capture!
MrsLubner
You really brought out the texture of his skin here and fine looking toes! Great shot.
mbz2662
Great shot :)
Levemark
Very good!
durleybeachbum
Marvellous detail, particularly in the eye.
flora-crassella
very nice frog. Wonderful clear photo!
Alz2008
Wonderful capture, Excellent well done..
praep
Great macro - he looks very attentive.
mairekas
Wonderful close-up!
GBCalls
The power of twelve....Excellent capture Lee
PD154
Beautiful shot Lee, well done!
ysvry
great foto.
DAVER2112
Awesome shot Lee, Well done!!
skyla824
exquisite macro work.... your best frog ever..... i think you should send this one to nikon and tell them the camera you have. this one rocks big time...
blondeblurr
Must be the 'frog season', did you see mine hitching a ride ? the textures just look a little different to ours. Fine macro. Cheers BB
bpclarke
They sure are cute! Excellent capture. Bunny
kasalin
Hi dear Lee, very excellent capture !!! Hugs :):):)
JeffG7BRJ
There is another that agrees with what I have told you in the past Lee, skyla824, must be on the same wavelength I am on. That little camera of yours packs a powerful punch with macro photography. Which reminds me how is the exhibition coming along? Superb capture of this lovely little frog, another creature I have not seen much of this year, I don't think we have this species here in the UK but the ones we do have, have been scarce on the ground. One of my neighbours has a nature pond in her garden and we usually get lots of visitors(frogs) from there, but none have been seen this year. Excellent work. Bravo!!!!!