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.
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.
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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.
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?
(Oct 7, 2013, 09:09)Dean Wrote: 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.
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(Oct 7, 2013, 09:09)Dean Wrote: 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!
(Oct 7, 2013, 09:09)Dean Wrote: 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!
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
(Oct 14, 2013, 20:41)PhotoPlay Wrote: 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.
(Oct 7, 2013, 09:09)Dean Wrote: 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!
(Oct 29, 2013, 17:41)EdMak Wrote: 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! )
(Oct 29, 2013, 17:41)EdMak Wrote: 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.
(Oct 7, 2013, 09:09)Dean Wrote: 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!!