(9 Images) – After a week of rain followed by a few “warm” days (for winter), when opportunity arose, I headed down to the local rivulet again in the hope of finding a flourishing of fungi.
The log that had only weeks ago supported a generous colony of Mycena Interupta was disappointingly almost barren, but after a bit of a hunt, I found a few things to focus the lens on. Very closely indeed.
All images are focus stacked in camera using 15 frames per photo, except the shot below, which is 4 focus stacked images combined – a total of 60 frames to get the depth of field.
I’m highly critical of my own work and constantly learning from every shot. While the image below is “so close”, there’s still parts that aren’t quite right and I know I can improve on – next time.
What’s next? I don’t know either! Follow to find out 😀
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Those first two look like baby feet and fingers.
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I never thought of that! There is a fungi down here called dead man’s fingers – and that’s exactly what they look like, coming up out of the soil! Gladly I haven’t seen them.
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Ooooooh! Creepy!
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Creepy yet beautiful!
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Thanks John, I love creeping around looking for them 🙂
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The orange ones remind me of sea coral. I’ve never seen any like that before. (I think you will like the illustration I’m working on now; fungi-inspired!).
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Amazing macros of these wonderful fungi!
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Thanks Peter, glad to know you enjoyed them 😀
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Stunning photos. I especially love the ethereal blue fungi.
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Thanks, they are my favourite fungi to find and photograph, they are very small 😀
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I love the blues.
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They are really that intense blue too, though they fade as they age. They do look even better when it’s really wet!
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I can’t believe you are critical of your work (and talent) when it is so amazing! Also, those blue ones… 😍😍😍
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Thank you so much, I’m blushing 😊 I guess it’s my way to improve on every shot I take, I aim for perfection I guess, but think it is never achievable for me. A master of self doubt, so I really appreciate your comment 😀
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