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)
praep
Wonderful portrait, my friend. Crawling through the fields is successful some times...
MrsLubner
I would not go near your pond! Last water snakes I saw in Texas were Cotton Mouths and I don't "cotton" to them. :-) Excellent focus on this. Really a very personal look. Not that I think snakes are beautiful...they are. But they make my skin crawl. :-)
LadyRembrandt
Very interesting view of this snake!
ysvry
great shot.
mbz2662
Very nice shot of this creature.
Karth
Cool..very great shot :)
JeffG7BRJ
Superb capture Lee, seems like you are getting to grips with that new camera now, I cannot fault this shot at all. Bravo!!!!!
PSDuck
Lovely smake. Good photo.
durleybeachbum
Fanatastic head-on shot!!
vlaaitje
perfect focus on its head, what a beauty
GBCalls
Excellent capture!
morningglory
Daring shot...even if it is a harmless snake.
greensleeves81
Amazing focus! Wow, stunning capture!
bpclarke
What an amazing capture. Excellent shot.
Meowgli
real drama given to this by the head-on pov and short depth of field - excellent!
orig_buggy
I want one !!
busi2ness
DOF very well utilized without cropping too much of the surrounds.
Katraz
Fantastic head on shot, was it at this point that you started to think have I got the identity right, could it be that deadly one.
Hubba1
Very cool shot!