Thematic Lets see your fungus.

xhanatos · 11-04-2010, 08:16 PM

i burst out laughing when i saw the thread title..

anyway, great shots. makes me want to go out hiking.

**Miguel** · 11-04-2010, 10:00 PM

Classic form on this one

Canon 7D, Mamiya/Sekor M42 60mm macro f2.8 @ f11, .5 sec, ISO 100

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photolady95 · 11-05-2010, 07:00 AM

Shot this group in my backyard yesterday while hunting some small flowers for macro shots. This was growing at the base of a large oak tree, also in my backyard.

**eccs19** · 11-06-2010, 05:42 AM

Miguel - that is definitly a classic form for a mushroom. It's in very nice shape. Nicely captured.
photolady - interesting looking bunch of fungus. Nice and sharp as well. Do you usually use a tripod when your out? Yours & Tamia always have nice sharp pictures, but the lighting conditions look like they may have been difficult.

**Tamia** · 11-06-2010, 06:13 AM

Miguel, that's a wonderfully smooth photo, too.

Mar, very beautiful. I like how the ants are crawling all over the fungi -- I've never seen anything like it.

Eccs, I can't speak for Mar, but I rarely use a tripod when shooting fungi on the ground because I wouldn't be able to get the camera low enough. I get down on my belly for side-on shots, and hold my breath when depressing the shutter. I can usually go down to 1/8 or sometimes 1/6 sec. If I'm shooting from above, I brace myself as well as I can with elbows on bent knees or by leaning against a tree or, sometimes, by draping myself over the rucksack I always carry when hiking.

Paleo Pete · 11-06-2010, 08:32 AM

Nice shots folks.

I usually shoot hand held too, and use some of the same methods Tamia explained. I have little trouble, and get nice shots down to 1/15 and occasionally slower if I can get well braced.

photolady95 · 11-06-2010, 09:13 AM

eccs, thanks for the comments. I, like Tamia, and Pete, rarely use a tripod. I do shoot a faster shutter speed though. Hands shakes bad sometimes too much to use lower shutter speeds. Most of my techniques are the same as Tamia also. On my belly or elbows propped on my knees, sometimes, I actually sit on the ground, legs tucked under me.

For this shot taken at 4pm, I had to use flash with a diffuser, and was squatting, braced by hand on tree.

**Tamia** · 11-06-2010, 09:34 AM

Mar, you made me think of something else I often do in the trees (or near any solid thing). I'll press against the tree/building (whatever) with my left hand on the tree with arm extended forward and elbow locked. Then I'll hold the camera to my eye, and press my left cheek hard against my left shoulder. This forms a pretty solid brace, and I can do it standing, squatting, or sitting/kneeling.

christophleipzig · 11-06-2010, 09:39 AM - **1 Like**

Some fungus of this season.

**Rense** · 11-06-2010, 09:53 AM

Christoph, that first one is stunning! The rhythm in it is great!!! Groovy!

**Miguel** · 11-06-2010, 05:43 PM

@eccs19 Thanks, I was shooting another type of mushroom that was attached to a tree trunk above this one. The only reason that I noticed this one was that I dropped my remote control and it landed next to it. A little serendipity.

@Tamia, Thanks. I always use camera support for low closeups as I'm aiming for f 16-11 or so and ISO 100-200 if possible which means shots >1/6. Sometimes an Ultrapod II will suffice. It's light and cheap. I always use a remote control too to avoid touching the camera.

@Christophleipzig that first one is an impressive capture. Rense's point about the rhythm says it all.

Here's a very different fungus taken to heart by a typical northwest forest dweller. This thing is pretty big, at least 10 inches in diameter.

Canon 7D, M42 Mamiya/Sekor 60mm macro f2.8 @ f11, 1/60, ISO 400

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**eccs19** · 11-06-2010, 06:22 PM

christophleipzig - VERY nice series. I'd have to agree with everyone else in stating that the first one is very impressive. Looks like a mini forest of mushrooms. I think the third one would be my next choice. With those strands of grass in the front being out of focus like that, I think that adds a very nice touch to the picture. Usually stuff like that distracts, but not in this case. Good eye.
Miguel - Yet another great shot. The slug looks so small sitting on there, but the detail you can see in the slug is amazing. Very nicely done.

jax_zee · 11-07-2010, 04:37 PM

Nice work to all; sooooo many variations of fungus. Here's one I captured on a day trip to a nearby State Forest area using K10 with Viv 90mm macro, such a sweet lens

SteveM · 11-07-2010, 11:18 PM

From our walk today...Francis King Park, which are a series of trails through the forest - Victoria, BC

Paleo Pete · 11-08-2010, 06:42 AM - **1 Like**

One of the large puffballs from last weekend. I set a baseball beside it for size reference. Shot with Lentar 90-230.

Click image to view larger size.

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xhanatos Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne Photos: Gallery Posts: 379	i burst out laughing when i saw the thread title.. anyway, great shots. makes me want to go out hiking.

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photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	Shot this group in my backyard yesterday while hunting some small flowers for macro shots. This was growing at the base of a large oak tree, also in my backyard.

11-06-2010, 05:42 AM	#214
eccs19 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lisle, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,510 Original Poster	Miguel - that is definitly a classic form for a mushroom. It's in very nice shape. Nicely captured. photolady - interesting looking bunch of fungus. Nice and sharp as well. Do you usually use a tripod when your out? Yours & Tamia always have nice sharp pictures, but the lighting conditions look like they may have been difficult.

11-06-2010, 06:13 AM	#215
Tamia Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Here, there, and everywhere. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,384	Miguel, that's a wonderfully smooth photo, too. Mar, very beautiful. I like how the ants are crawling all over the fungi -- I've never seen anything like it. Eccs, I can't speak for Mar, but I rarely use a tripod when shooting fungi on the ground because I wouldn't be able to get the camera low enough. I get down on my belly for side-on shots, and hold my breath when depressing the shutter. I can usually go down to 1/8 or sometimes 1/6 sec. If I'm shooting from above, I brace myself as well as I can with elbows on bent knees or by leaning against a tree or, sometimes, by draping myself over the rucksack I always carry when hiking.

11-06-2010, 08:32 AM	#216
Paleo Pete Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,880	Nice shots folks. I usually shoot hand held too, and use some of the same methods Tamia explained. I have little trouble, and get nice shots down to 1/15 and occasionally slower if I can get well braced.

11-06-2010, 09:13 AM	#217
photolady95 Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cruising the forum watching his back Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,712	eccs, thanks for the comments. I, like Tamia, and Pete, rarely use a tripod. I do shoot a faster shutter speed though. Hands shakes bad sometimes too much to use lower shutter speeds. Most of my techniques are the same as Tamia also. On my belly or elbows propped on my knees, sometimes, I actually sit on the ground, legs tucked under me. For this shot taken at 4pm, I had to use flash with a diffuser, and was squatting, braced by hand on tree.

11-06-2010, 09:34 AM	#218
Tamia Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Here, there, and everywhere. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,384	Mar, you made me think of something else I often do in the trees (or near any solid thing). I'll press against the tree/building (whatever) with my left hand on the tree with arm extended forward and elbow locked. Then I'll hold the camera to my eye, and press my left cheek hard against my left shoulder. This forms a pretty solid brace, and I can do it standing, squatting, or sitting/kneeling.

11-06-2010, 09:53 AM	#220
Rense Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Zetten - The Netherlands Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,050	Christoph, that first one is stunning! The rhythm in it is great!!! Groovy!

11-06-2010, 05:43 PM	#221
Miguel Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Near Seattle Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,743	@eccs19 Thanks, I was shooting another type of mushroom that was attached to a tree trunk above this one. The only reason that I noticed this one was that I dropped my remote control and it landed next to it. A little serendipity. @Tamia, Thanks. I always use camera support for low closeups as I'm aiming for f 16-11 or so and ISO 100-200 if possible which means shots >1/6. Sometimes an Ultrapod II will suffice. It's light and cheap. I always use a remote control too to avoid touching the camera. @Christophleipzig that first one is an impressive capture. Rense's point about the rhythm says it all. Here's a very different fungus taken to heart by a typical northwest forest dweller. This thing is pretty big, at least 10 inches in diameter. Canon 7D, M42 Mamiya/Sekor 60mm macro f2.8 @ f11, 1/60, ISO 400 M

11-06-2010, 06:22 PM	#222
eccs19 Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Lisle, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,510 Original Poster	christophleipzig - VERY nice series. I'd have to agree with everyone else in stating that the first one is very impressive. Looks like a mini forest of mushrooms. I think the third one would be my next choice. With those strands of grass in the front being out of focus like that, I think that adds a very nice touch to the picture. Usually stuff like that distracts, but not in this case. Good eye. Miguel - Yet another great shot. The slug looks so small sitting on there, but the detail you can see in the slug is amazing. Very nicely done.

11-07-2010, 11:18 PM	#224
SteveM Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Vancouver Island, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,294	From our walk today...Francis King Park, which are a series of trails through the forest - Victoria, BC

11-08-2010, 06:42 AM - 1 Like	#225
Paleo Pete Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,880	One of the large puffballs from last weekend. I set a baseball beside it for size reference. Shot with Lentar 90-230. Click image to view larger size.