stump fairy helmets

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Ferdy Christant

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That's a lovely perspective and great depth of field. Posted one year ago

Christine Young

Lion

I agree with Ferdy! Taking mushroom photos as stunning as yours is a goal of mine. Every photo is fantastic. Posted one year ago
1. morpheme
  
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  I don't have any special secrets... I use a digital camera mounted with a rather old lens - I've found my vintage 1980's manual focus Nikon macro works best for them - I tried my fancy new lens that I use for insects and still prefer the old one for this, natural light and long exposures, typically around a second to 20 seconds. I have a nice light, but sturdy ball head from my small aluminum tripod mounted on a Joby Gorilla Pod (it looks like since I bought this, they now come with a ball head) so that I can get my camera very low to the ground. I usually stop all the way down to f22- there's rarely a need for less DOF with tiny scenes... and that's it. All my secrets revealed ;) Posted one year ago, modified one year ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
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    Well, all of that definitely reveals your skill. But, I also say that you have a very artistic eye and just an inherent ability to take lovely shots that goes beyond gear and camera settings. Posted one year ago

The Stump fairy helmet mushroom

"Mycena alcalina", commonly known as the stump fairy helmet mushroom, is a species of fungus in the Mycenaceae family. It grows widely, ranging from North America to Europe.

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Similar species: Agaricales

Species identified by morpheme

By morpheme

Uploaded Dec 7, 2023. Captured Dec 6, 2023 13:17 in W36F+P6 Maytown, WA, USA.

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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.