Macro - 2nd HM

Gallery: EPA 2010Posted September 5, 20101,274 views21 comments

Macro & Close-up Gallery - 2nd Honorable Mention
Natural Light

I have no idea what this is called but it looked worth taking a photo of.

Sony A350
Sigma 50-500 with extension tube (can't remember which one)
3.2 seconds
f22
ISO 100
500mm
Manual focus
Tripod
Cable release
Gold reflector that my wife made for me from a piece of card, some glue and the gold foil wrapping off an Easter egg (no expense spared)

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Balakumar Kaushik on September 5, 2010 at 5:38 PM

Excellent image of the lovely looking mushroom. Fine smooth BG. The golden colour off the mushroom looks great. The moss' spore heads standing around the mushroom adds a lot to the composition.

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Comment posted by Bill Wen on September 5, 2010 at 6:25 PM

Stunning!

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Comment posted by Robert Ganz on September 5, 2010 at 7:52 PM

Just perfect. Love this shot.

Your choice of gold makes it!

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Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on September 5, 2010 at 8:01 PM

Wonderful! Gorgeous light and excellent details. I like the composition and the DOF is just enough. Well done.

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Sam Rua on September 6, 2010 at 1:43 AM

Well done, Geoffrey. Gorgeous light on the mushroom and a nice comp. Good job on the DOF and perspective as well.

Registered on September 9, 2006, 130 Posts, 2281 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on September 6, 2010 at 2:06 AM

Geoffrey:
This is very good! The warm light and the details are just stunning. Also like the ground cover.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Borzynski on September 6, 2010 at 11:40 AM

The lighting and especially the POV really make this image. No nits here.

Thanks for posting.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 109 Posts, 799 Comments

Comment posted by jamie pringle on September 6, 2010 at 2:30 PM

All said I'm sure, but I'll add my 2cents worth, beautiful set up and execution. Top notch

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 6, 2010 at 5:35 PM

Wonderful shot, with perfect light and great POV.

COngrats

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 6, 2010 at 6:04 PM

Thanks everyone

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Comment posted by Mike Moats on September 7, 2010 at 4:02 PM

Hey Geoffrey, love the comp, great details and BG. Well done.

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Comment posted by Buck Ward on September 14, 2010 at 6:08 PM

Fantastic! The mushroom seems to glow in the light and the background is just perfect. The tiny-ferny foreground with those little sticky-uppy things really puts it over the top.
Congratulations!

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Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on September 15, 2010 at 9:57 AM

Wonderful image, Geoffrey. Congratulations on a well deserved EP.

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Comment posted by Barbara Sammons on September 15, 2010 at 1:36 PM

Geoffrey,
This is a stunning image. I appreciate your listing the camera settings and your "accessories" as that helps me to think "outside of the box" when it comes to taking macro images. Congrats on Editor's Pick - very well deserved. Thanks again for sharing.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 109 Posts, 323 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 16, 2010 at 12:33 PM

Congrats Geoffrey!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 20, 2010 at 3:44 AM

Beautiful colors, detail, and great comp -
Congrats on the fine EP!

Sandy r

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 3, 2011 at 1:20 AM

Geoff, Congrats on the 2010 Macro 2nd HM award!
Beautiful image!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on January 4, 2011 at 3:43 PM

Congrats on the EP, Geoffrey!

D&L

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Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on January 9, 2011 at 1:08 PM

Congrats on the award, Geoffrey.

Top shot sir

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Lee fisher on January 12, 2011 at 10:12 AM

Well done mate on the award,
A cracking image
Lee

Registered on September 10, 2010, 13 Posts, 89 Comments

Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on January 13, 2011 at 12:42 PM

Thanks everyone

I had no idea that there were more comments on this photo.

Thank you to the judges who chose my photo and to this wonderful website for the prize of a free year's membership

Geoff.

Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments