RAH or anyone,,I am far from a camera expert. I have two things that make pictures like this possible. The first is a camera I have (SX50 Cannon) about $250,,, that someone else here on pond boss had taken some picture with that I thought were impressive. The second thing is photoshop. It's expensive but I aquired a copy that is now obsolete. The learning curve with the photoshop is steep but just by messing around with it you can learn to get by.