Mushrooms

Gallery: FloraPosted November 10, 201393 views9 comments

These mushrooms were found in a dark bog on an island in Brule Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota. I wish that the solo mushroom in the upper-right corner was in focus. Also, I cropped out some of the log on the right side because it was blurry. Would you please suggest how the image can be improved?

Pentax K-5 with DA 18-55mm @ 21.25mm, 1/125 sec, f/4.5, iso 400

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9 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 10, 2013 at 7:58 PM

Clone out the OOF mushroom. Other than that, looks good to me.

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Comment posted by Sanjay Sundaram on November 10, 2013 at 10:22 PM

Nice one, Randy. I like the comp especially the location of the mushroom on top. Just wish for a little more dof.

Sanjay

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on November 10, 2013 at 11:07 PM

Randy: What a terrific little scene! The larger version is fabulous. I like keeping the lone mushroom and I don't find it objectionably OOF. In fact I think it makes it more apparent that its off by itself and not a part of the crowd. Black sheep of the family you suppose? Delightful shot. >=))>

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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 11, 2013 at 6:41 AM

Thank you for the comments, Phil, Sanjay, and Bill. I guess that I will leave the picture as is.

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on November 11, 2013 at 11:54 AM

Randy:

Nice find. I would leave the lone mushroom as it is. The DOF is not bothersome. If you got the back one in focus, you might find the background might be a little untidy. The alternative is to do focus stacking. Like to see the lines in the raw exposed surface of the log.

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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 11, 2013 at 7:47 PM

Thanks, Gary. Next time I'll in a situation like this, I'll need to try for more DOF with an aperture of f/8 or higher.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 14, 2013 at 9:33 AM

I like the grouping and overall scene Randy, the large view looks great!
One option would be a 4:5 ratio taking some off the left.
It would showcase the 'rooms' a bit more

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Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 15, 2013 at 7:17 AM

Howard, I like your suggestion to change the aspect ratio and crop out some of the messy left side. Here is the new image. Thank you.

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on January 28, 2014 at 10:27 AM

Cool composition. Esp like the one "rogue" mushroom on top.

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