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Before Sunrise

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted December 4, 2013694 views11 comments

The hour before sunrise is called the 'blue hour' - yet it only lasts about 10 minutes…but so rewarding to rise early for it. Mycena supina on a moss covered dead tree.

90mm
f/4,5
200 ISO
1/2s

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ronald Murphy on December 4, 2013 at 10:49 AM

A moody and dreamy photo from a unique perspective. You decided to focus on the foreground?

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on December 4, 2013 at 10:51 AM

Thanks for your comment, Ronald. I focused on the front edge of the mycena on the right…the in focus moss lies in the same shallow dof.
Grt, Ingrid.

Registered on August 2, 2010, 138 Posts, 780 Comments

Comment posted by scott lanz on December 4, 2013 at 9:19 PM

A creative, moody image, as per your unique style, Ingrid. Looks like you must have been standing in a hole for this super low perspective. Love the soft blues and greens.

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on December 4, 2013 at 11:20 PM

This is a really neat photo, Ingrid. Love what you've capture here. Very moody. Composition and exposure are super. I really like how you interpret this scene. And I agree with Scott about standing in a trench or maybe this part of the tree is a lot higher than we think it is.

Registered on April 3, 2010, 271 Posts, 1342 Comments

Comment posted by Balan Vinod on December 5, 2013 at 12:09 AM

Ingrid ...an image from a dream world and the colors compliment just that. The third mushroom at the far left end makes this one a very good image.

Balan Vinod

Registered on March 20, 2006, 889 Posts, 2312 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 5, 2013 at 10:47 AM

I sure like the low down view of the moss and the soft blues. I find the brightness on the left edge distracting and think that some burning in there would help preserve the mood.

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Comment posted by Roberto Facchini on December 5, 2013 at 10:59 AM

I really like the point shooting and the colors and light that give the image something magical.

Registered on November 15, 2012, 35 Posts, 202 Comments

Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on December 5, 2013 at 7:23 PM

An original take on mushrooms. I like the low angle and the moody, mysterious atmosphere with a solidly grounded foundation and the mushrooms appearing to be floating in the haze. There is even a filament (spider web?) with dew drops.

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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on December 11, 2013 at 9:45 PM

Congrats on WP

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on December 12, 2013 at 8:08 PM

This is great. I love how it disorients our sense of scale. Wonderful perspective.

Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments

Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on December 12, 2013 at 8:08 PM

This is great. I love how it disorients our sense of scale. Wonderful perspective.

Registered on December 14, 2010, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments