[Dean]

Anyone into photographing Fungi? Found this one on Sunday. I am told that it is a bracket Fungus and Googling suggested that it is a Turkey tail, common throughout the UK and also found throughout mainland Europe and N America. Post processing consisted of tweaking the contrast and saturation, applying a lightening vignette and then erasing to allow the fungus to come through.    

[EdMak]

The word "Delicate" springs to mind, rather like an expensive piece of ceramic. Looks great, and everything, Just Right. Excellent Dean. Ed.

[Barbara G.]

Very nice! Thank you!

[PhotoPlay]

Great shot and how you post processed it. Very light and just the way it needs to be focus more attention on the subject . Makes me more wonder about this fungus.

[Korry]

Well, this is an interesting approach to photographing mushrooms I like it. Those mushrooms are really appreciated in alternative medicine and your light and clean approach is really showing them in the right way.

[Dean]

thanks guys.
Dean

[melvin]

beautiful image, i hope you dont mind if i post one of my recent ones here also, the processing is very interesting, beautiful colors

[Dean]

No problem at all. A more usual treatment than mine. Was this in natural light? Foreground a little over exposed, I think. Also depth of field a little bit shallow. Base of stem and right and left sides of subject a bit out of focus. Good subject colour, positioning and background though. Do you have any more? What is this one called?

[EdMak]

Nice one,any post processing. Ed.

[Don Schaeffer]

Anyone into photographing Fungi? Found this one on Sunday. I am told that it is a bracket Fungus and Googling suggested that it is a Turkey tail, common throughout the UK and also found throughout mainland Europe and N America. Post processing consisted of tweaking the contrast and saturation, applying a lightening vignette and then erasing to allow the fungus to come through.

I love the color you pulled out of this. I would have left the background alone though. I don't care for the vignetting.

[Dean]

Anyone into photographing Fungi? Found this one on Sunday. I am told that it is a bracket Fungus and Googling suggested that it is a Turkey tail, common throughout the UK and also found throughout mainland Europe and N America. Post processing consisted of tweaking the contrast and saturation, applying a lightening vignette and then erasing to allow the fungus to come through.

I love the color you pulled out of this. I would have left the background alone though. I don't care for the vignetting.

No, its not the usual way of presenting fungi. I have entered it into a club competition so we shall see what the judges make of it. I am never surprised!

[Dean]

Anyone into photographing Fungi? Found this one on Sunday. I am told that it is a bracket Fungus and Googling suggested that it is a Turkey tail, common throughout the UK and also found throughout mainland Europe and N America. Post processing consisted of tweaking the contrast and saturation, applying a lightening vignette and then erasing to allow the fungus to come through.

I love the color you pulled out of this. I would have left the background alone though. I don't care for the vignetting.

No, its not the usual way of presenting fungi. I have entered it into a club competition so we shall see what the judges make of it. I am never surprised!

This is the image without manipulation.    

[melvin]

not sure what it is called, just reminded me of the little water creaturein Promethius, all natural lighting, and worked for shallow depth of field, and more of a hi key view. Thanks for the C&C , I do have a few more ill try finding them to resize and put on

[PhotoPlay]

Hi Dean, I would definitely like more the 2nd image the non post processed. Gives sense to your subject and do looks very interesting.

[Dean]

Hi Dean, I would definitely like more the 2nd image the non post processed. Gives sense to your subject and do looks very interesting.

I have a feeling that the competition judge will agree with you.

[Dean]

Anyone into photographing Fungi? Found this one on Sunday. I am told that it is a bracket Fungus and Googling suggested that it is a Turkey tail, common throughout the UK and also found throughout mainland Europe and N America. Post processing consisted of tweaking the contrast and saturation, applying a lightening vignette and then erasing to allow the fungus to come through.

I love the color you pulled out of this. I would have left the background alone though. I don't care for the vignetting.

No, its not the usual way of presenting fungi. I have entered it into a club competition so we shall see what the judges make of it. I am never surprised!

As feared, the judge didn’t like the vignette!

[EdMak]

Can`t please them all. Ed.

[MrB]

Can`t please them all. Ed.

Too true! If Dean had entered the second image, it's quite likely that the judge would have described all that knobbly bark as a busy distraction from the interesting fungus.

Dean, I think the first one, in which the surroundings of the fungus fade into the white vignette, is a very attractive image.

Was it a single shot or did you bracket it? (Sorry! )

[Dean]

Can`t please them all. Ed.

Too true! If Dean had entered the second image, it's quite likely that the judge would have described all that knobbly bark as a busy distraction from the interesting fungus.

Dean, I think the first one, in which the surroundings of the fungus fade into the white vignette, is a very attractive image.

Was it a single shot or did you bracket it? (Sorry! )

Thanks to you both. Yes it was a single shot. Just happened to be in a light patch.

[alberm]

Anyone into photographing Fungi? Found this one on Sunday. I am told that it is a bracket Fungus and Googling suggested that it is a Turkey tail, common throughout the UK and also found throughout mainland Europe and N America. Post processing consisted of tweaking the contrast and saturation, applying a lightening vignette and then erasing to allow the fungus to come through.

Not into Fungi shooting but saw this growing out of a tree just off the main drag in Camden, you know someones gonna be making a brew!!