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)
mbz2662
Wow~ that's a neat spider~ Great macro.
Winterclaw
Nice shot. You could also probably call it a shark-tooth spider as well.
GBCalls
Another super capture Lee! Excellent detail in this shot.
Bettina_Aufgebauer
Wow, a real great macro! Wow, wirklich eine tolle Nahaufnahme - klasse!
flora-crassella
what a interesting spider! Wonderful shot!
blinkings
Thanks for posting this. Until now I had never heard of them. I will Google it ASAP!!!!!!!!!
artaddict2
Fascinating pattern design to the spider's back. Another awesome Macro Lee!
durleybeachbum
The pattern looks like a skates underside!
DAVER2112
Excellent macro!! You must live near spider heaven.
praep
Great critter.
GhostBear1890
Also kind of looks like the space shuttle...I think I've seen them here in Alabama. Good shot.
MrsLubner
I haven't seen one of these here but I've read about them. Isn't there one of this family that is considered to have a nasty bite? I thought I read about one...anyway, makes no difference because all that matters now is that this is a stunning shot with excellent details.
bpclarke
Beautiful capture. Splendid details and shot. Bunny
PD154
It reminds me of a little white Cat charectature :), nice capture Lee.
skyla824
fantastic macro work ... what a wonderful species of spider.. well done
LovelyPoetess
What an exquisite little creature. great capture! : )
kbatty
Gorgeous catch!
Littlejock
Impressive colours details. Wonderful macro
mermaid
this is a real special one...very fine shot!