Mushrooms - Mycena sp.

I wish I knew the species on these! They were growing in a cluster on rotting wood in a mixed swamp. The older mushroom caps were very dark brown and shriveled, while the younger ones were light brown.

Oh, and who can spot the chubby springtail??

comments (11)

Ferdy Christant

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Beautiful composition! Some photos have that little extra "x-factor", this is definitely one of those!
And yes, found it :) Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ferdy! This is another shot that I nearly skipped posting because the big yellowish green blob on the left was really annoying me ;P Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    You mean the beautiful bokeh :) Posted 6 years ago
  2. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Forgot the smart-ass remark: trivial to fix in RAW.
    Sorry, I'm mean today. Posted 6 years ago
  3. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Lol, are you experiencing IMS?
      
      I think I forgot to mention that I tried shooting RAW. It was a disaster, probably because I took a truly hideous RAW photo and tried to process it. The end result was so bad that I was tempted to throw my monitor out the window. But, have no fear, I will try again. But, really - are the ugly, background, blur-blobs fixable in RAW? Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Oh, and in case you don't know, IMS stands for Irritable Male Syndrome. Posted 6 years ago
      2. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        I tried to look it up but couldn't find it :) Posted 6 years ago
      3. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Well, I really think that this is normal bokeh which most people find beautiful, or at least not ugly or distracting. If it's the color of that blob you're bothered with, that can be fixed with selective color replacement, or a more brutal approach is an adjustment brush.
        
        One day when I find some time perhaps I can help with some RAW stuff. Posted 6 years ago
      4. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Oh, well - I guess that makes me weird then :). Although, I do love a nice bokeh. Posted 6 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

Maybe Mycena inclinata group or something close? Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the suggestion, Lisa! Mycena inclinata grp would make sense. And, I'm fairly certain that the wood was probably oak. Posted 6 years ago

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