Fly Agaric

Hi to all,

Fly Agaric , photographed at Potteric Carr nature reserve yesterday.

I have to say that fungi and the like don't really float my boat , so when we went for walk round Potteric looking for the above I didn't bother taking my camera , so thanks to Glyn for the use of his 5D and Sigma 180 , I think these shrooms and stools are starting to grow on me , not literally of course

Levels , Usm(150,1.0,1 x2) , Contrast , Brightness , slight Sat , Cropped for comp.

Canon 5D , Sigma 180mm , Man055ProB w/ 322RC Ball head , r/r
1/5th @ F11 iso200 jpeg

All comments welcome ( Any thoughts on the comp would be appreciated )

Kind regards

Andy...

On my calibrated monitor the image is a little too warm and needs a white balance adjustment but otherwise this is a nice shot considering the busy background and surroundings you have captured it in. Try an even longer focal length if you have a bigger lens, or perhaps a 2x converter and the Sigma 180 as this will help isolate it more.

Nice to see another without bits of crud welded to it

Nice one Andy

As an id shot comp works as well as it could but PhilHs' post sort of takes them to another level - (note to self: must try harder)!!

Composition works fine for me although I might be inclined to crop a fraction off of the bottom of the image, just enough to lose the green leaf in the bottom left corner,not crucial but I think it would strengthen the image slightly.

Agree with all of the above!
I like the shot though.

I agree that it's a bit warm, but I'm impressed that you've found an unblemished one - mine always have chunks taken out. Getting fungi is one of my aims this autumn - I hadn't tried it before. It's a lot harder than it looks!



Mark

Hi to all,

Thanks for the comments , looking at the image again it is a bit warm , practice makes perfect

Regards

Andy...

Nice specimen... perhaps a touch central, personally the slight warmth isn't a problem.