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Posted by Mark Sisson on October 8, 2009 at 9:42 AM
Now there's been some rain at last then fungi season will be well and truly on us soon - but I managed to find some perfect Porcelain fungus last week in the lighting conditions that allowed me to take a series of B&W images that I've had in my mind for a few seasons now but never managed to get everything fall in place for me.
1DS Mk2
180mm macro
f22
1/6
ISO 200
Mark
Posted by Rob Fisher on October 8, 2009 at 9:59 AM
Fantastic image Mark.
Love the composition and the detail is outstanding. Works very well as a black and white.
Posted by Edwin kats on October 8, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Hi Mark,
Outstanding job. Not very easy to come up with something different but you did.
Love it.
Edwin Kats
Posted by Chris Lloyd on October 8, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Really Nice - love the transparent look of the shrooms.
C.
Posted by Tim Munsey on October 8, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Quite amazing, makes fungi photography appealing it's that amazing.
Absolutely beautiful image. If it were mine I'd crop the top to get rid of the top right dead space which I find distracting, and which I think will throw more emphasis on the relationship between the lower left stalks and gills which are fantastic. This is a really splendidly lit and composed piece of fungal art. Superb!
Great stuff, Mark. The b&w works well with this very graphic subject matter. Probably feel similar to John Mac about the 'dead space' but I would reduce the amount instead of losing it all together. Either way, really effective images for the next edit?
Cheers,
Chris
Posted by Tim Taylor on October 8, 2009 at 4:27 PM
Absolutely beautiful work of art. Re the empty space, my choice would be to leave about half of it from the top. I hope this is printed and hanging on a wall!
Posted by John Robinson on October 8, 2009 at 6:18 PM
Great stuff !
JR
Posted by Fran French on October 9, 2009 at 1:34 AM
Posted by Jeff Harrison on October 10, 2009 at 4:20 PM
Probably the most original, imaginative and visually appealing fungi image I've ever seen - absolutely superb
Posted by Kim Connolly on October 11, 2009 at 8:03 AM
Excellent composition - just as it is.
Posted by Mark Sisson on October 12, 2009 at 3:11 AM
I've been away most tof the time since I posted this and am blown away by the response - thanks to all your kind words. I've always enjoyed photographing fungi and looking for more than just record shots so it was a real delight as this one came together as i'd imagined it: rest assured there's plenty of composition variants!!
Mark
Posted by Danny Green on October 12, 2009 at 4:36 PM
Cracking Shot, I thought you were busy get some work done.
Discussion
32 replies1DS Mk2
180mm macro
f22
1/6
ISO 200
Mark
Love the composition and the detail is outstanding. Works very well as a black and white.
Outstanding job. Not very easy to come up with something different but you did.
Love it.
Edwin Kats
C.
Tim
Phil.
Cheers
Terry
Pete
Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Great lighting.
Chris
David
Cheers,
Chris
Tim
T
Lovely shot Mark, looks so good in B&W
Andy...
JR
Fran
Matt
I love the originality and personally I think the composition is spot on.
Bob
cheers
Brian
Bertl
Mark
Danny