Mushroom Abstract

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 4, 2016150 views7 comments

These mushroom heads are dappled in red so I decided to do an abstraction in BW. I played around with some luminosity masking with the original colored version and transformed it into a black and white image. I selectively darkened the grass BG and finished the image with an adjustment to the brightness & contrast. I usually do not do this type of photography so please fire away with your critiques. K5 IIs 180mm f 3.2 (ISO 200, 1/4 sec at f18). Thank you............................Jim

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7 comments

Comment posted by Eva McDermott on October 4, 2016 at 8:51 PM

I love the textures and contrast Jim.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on October 5, 2016 at 5:55 PM

The texture on the cap does look nice, Jim. Looks like an Agaricus after a rain.

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on October 6, 2016 at 12:30 PM

Cool shot Jim. I have to wonder what they'd look like in red though.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 6, 2016 at 5:30 PM

Your processing works very well here Jim, as the grasses make a good, but subtle background with their lines, in contrast to the brightness and the dappling of the mushrooms. I think your comp. works well also, providing some sense of movement while focusing attention on the centered cap.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 7, 2016 at 11:28 AM

I'm enjoying this very much. Very nice composition and excellent processing. I would love to see a color version as well, but I like this quite a bit.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on October 8, 2016 at 2:11 PM

I like this a lot, Jim. The tones look very nice. You might consider deepening the darkest blacks just a bit. The composition works well for me.
--P

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 12, 2016 at 5:44 PM

Shrooming on a Sunday afternoon! I like this a lot. Good comp, fine abstract and great tones and shapes.

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