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Threes A Crowd.

by Mike Moats

Gallery: FloraPosted November 13, 20053,011 views11 comments
Fuji S2 Pro
Sigma 180 macro
Tripod

Comments welcome

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by Ronnie Gaubert on November 13, 2005 at 10:36 PM
Mike,

I like the underside view on these great looking mushrooms. The lighting looks good and they stand out strongly from the darker tree trunk, nice job.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 810 Posts, 3495 Comments
Comment posted by Pete D on November 14, 2005 at 1:38 PM
Nice choice of viewpoint. We don't see the bottoms of mushroom often enough. Did you bounce some light under there?

I hope you shot this as a vertical too. It might add some more character to the background by letting you show some of the crevices in the bark parallel to the long side of the frame.

Running out of leaves, huh? I can't wait to see what winter brings! You do great work with the s2 and that sigma 180.

Pete D.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 590 Posts, 1794 Comments
Comment posted by Mike Moats on November 14, 2005 at 3:25 PM
Hey Pete,

Running out of leaves? NEVER!! :biggrin: Just thought I'd give everyone a break for this post. :smile: I did use a reflector to throw a little light.
Registered on October 20, 2004, 892 Posts, 6324 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Chambers on November 15, 2005 at 8:44 AM
Beautiful light and textures, and great detail. :smile:
Registered on April 10, 2005, 753 Posts, 21216 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on November 15, 2005 at 11:45 AM
Hello Mike, Where is the leaf ? :wink:

Joke apart, very well done. Shrooms really stand out well against the bark of the tree.

Regards
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by David Gottlieb on November 16, 2005 at 8:18 AM
Wonderful shot Mike
Registered on November 1, 2003, 436 Posts, 1790 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Hansen on November 16, 2005 at 7:57 PM
These are so unique and unusual..... very Well Done Mike! :toast:
Registered on May 16, 2005, 380 Posts, 5157 Comments
Comment posted by Fred Stearns on November 17, 2005 at 11:08 PM
Very nice. A good example of finding the interesting compositions in the mundane. I agree with Pete about a verticle version. I think it would work in both formats. A bit of a nit, I would try a slightly closer shot. But then it might not be possible to keep the nice sharpness throughout.
Registered on August 29, 2004, 1 Posts, 21 Comments
Comment posted by renae sandberg on November 19, 2005 at 12:38 PM
Great work, I love the contrasts in textures and the lighting on the underside. :toast:
Registered on December 29, 2004, 313 Posts, 2476 Comments
Comment posted by Michelle C. Parent on November 22, 2005 at 10:48 AM
Mike,
Gorgeous! I love the simple comp and the bark texture for a BG to these 3 shrooms. Congrats on the EP!!!!! :toast: :jump: :toast: :jump: :toast:
Registered on June 23, 2004, 453 Posts, 5551 Comments
Comment posted by Doug Benner on November 22, 2005 at 8:29 PM
Beautiful tone and clarity. Congratulations.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments