Volvariella speciosa #1

THE SUBJECT:
A small colony of Volvariella speciosa in glorious natural light late on an autumn afternoon.

THE LOCATION:
Beside a track in the Kattang Nature Reserve at Dunbogan, NSW, Australia.

THE MAKING of ‘Volvariella speciosa #1’:
I was on a fungi safari with a Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club mate and we were heading back to the car after a very successful hunt when I spotted these fungi just beside the track with the lowering sun making very good back lighting.
I removed the tripod mounting plate from the camera to get it as low as possible for the perspective and to ensure I had part of the back lit caps showing.
The aim of this shot was to make a good image of the fungi and to show them in their environment.
Fuji S9600: RAW, Manual settings of f/11 @ 1/5sec, Manual focus, ISO80, Tripod, Timer.
Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3.

Visit the Fungi & Lichen collection in my BubbleSite Gallery for more fabulous fungi.

UPDATE: 15-7-09
This little fungi colony was placed 2nd in the Fungilicious Group’s Depth of Field Challenge.

UPDATE: 11-8-09
These trackside fungi were awarded a MERIT and JUDGE’S CHOICE in the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club’s July 2009 Open Competition in the Digital Colour Section.

Enjoy!

FUNGI: KATTANG
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Volvariella speciosa