Bracket Fungi Abstract

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 15, 2016171 views11 comments

I hiked about 3/4s of a mile before I found an old ash snag that had a very colorful patch of fungi. The colors were very subtle, but rich so I took several shots at f29. I used the multiply option for the midtone luminosity mask which brought out a lot of the subtle coloration of the wood staining and fungi colors. f3,5 (1/5sec at f29, ISO 200) Levels, Luminosity masks for lights1, darks2 &3, midtones (multiply layers),brightness & contrast. My purchase print URL features the darker and more contrasty version of this image....................................Jim

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11 comments

Comment posted by Lon Overacker on February 15, 2016 at 2:59 PM

Jim,

Great find! I really like the various textures, colors, patterns and forms. A very nicely framed and composed image as well.

The only suggestion I have would be a drop in exposure about a 1/2 stop or so. Even a simple s-curve in a Curves layer would serve this image well. A little less bright and some midtone contrast. But this is real close already.

Lon

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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on February 15, 2016 at 3:22 PM

Hi Lon,

Thank you. I dropped the exposure down by .46 ev and used an s-curve layer for increased midtone contrast. ..................Jim

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Comment posted by Chris Chamberlain on February 15, 2016 at 3:52 PM

Neat! I was thinking it needed some depth or dimension, so I'll just echo Lon's comments about that.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 15, 2016 at 4:10 PM

Jim, This is very interesting to look at and I'm quite enjoying it. I like all the shapes, colors and textures you have here. The repost works!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on February 15, 2016 at 11:01 PM

Jim: Great find and the larger version is just spectacular. Well seen! >=))>

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on February 16, 2016 at 8:39 AM

I actually like the original post better, Jim. The large version is a must to show all the textures and details in both the fungi and the tree. I could also see this working with about a crop of 1/3 from the top. Nicely done.

Ed

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 16, 2016 at 9:20 AM

Well seen, Jim. The gently warm colors plus variety of interesting shapes and textures come together very well here. The repost has a fine bit of extra pop.

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Comment posted by David Schoen on February 16, 2016 at 7:12 PM

This is a very nice abstract image with a good collection of color, textures, and formations. The repost is much better with respect to the luminosity usage.

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Comment posted by Ryan Shain on February 16, 2016 at 9:59 PM

HI Jim,

I kind of like the original post, and maybe a in between the original and the repost would work best for myself. I enjoy the subtle color variations between the browns and grayish whites in this capture. The details and shapes are very interesting to explore in this fine capture.

Really nicely seen

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on February 16, 2016 at 10:30 PM

Hi Jim What a riot of form and color. the abstract patterns of shapes and colors are amazing .. the repost is even better.

Albert Darmo
Canada

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on February 16, 2016 at 11:03 PM

I agree with Ed Lowe's crop suggestion to remove some of the top. Resulting in an image that looks like a map of India. Crop down to where the bark starts on the left margin.

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