Alaska: extreme mushroom photography.
Oct 30, 2011 02:39:17 #
These mushroom photos are so fun to look at it's like they are magical or something, I hope to see more of these
Oct 30, 2011 02:39:17 #
These mushroom photos are so fun to look at it's like they are magical or something, I hope to see more of these
Oct 30, 2011 02:47:02 #
alaskan wrote:
By "extreme" I am talking about the rainforest conditions.Tongass Nat`l Forest is very unfriendly to visitors while these,often tiny and fragile,mushrooms prosper.All photos taken on location without disturbing anything.
Wow Ivan...you impress me more every time you post. You've captured fungus as a thing of beauty that could put beatiful flowers to shame
Oct 30, 2011 02:50:13 #
Fifty-Fifty wrote:
Real nice work welcome to the ugly hedgehog ,,,maybe you could do a post and show us how you went about setting up the shots but do it in the safety of ya home use a piece of produce maybe a apple as a subject
Thank you for the welcome.Each set up was different depending on the mushroom kind and location.Person does not realize this but most of the mushrooms are "defective" with holes,cracks etc or you cannot get to them (which is usually a big problem in a rainforest).After I kind of developed my style I came to conclusion I was getting the best results taking mushroom photos at night while it was raining.The mushroom size photographing best was about the size of a quarter.I will try to locate a photo of one of my set ups but do not hold your breath.
Oct 30, 2011 03:05:33 #
howie wrote:
These mushroom photos are so fun to look at it's like they are magical or something, I hope to see more of these
Thank you.If you insist I enclose three more.
A doubledecker.
Oct 30, 2011 03:08:07 #
billyzee wrote:
Wow Ivan...you impress me more every time you post. You've captured fungus as a thing of beauty that could put beatiful flowers to shame
alaskan wrote:
By "extreme" I am talking about the rainforest conditions.Tongass Nat`l Forest is very unfriendly to visitors while these,often tiny and fragile,mushrooms prosper.All photos taken on location without disturbing anything.
Wow Ivan...you impress me more every time you post. You've captured fungus as a thing of beauty that could put beatiful flowers to shame
Yes,mushrooms are fascinating,so many different kinds.And definitely challenging.Thanks for the compliment.
Oct 30, 2011 03:18:43 #
Oct 30, 2011 06:08:35 #
Fantastis pics! :thumbup: I have quite a few pics of mushrooms but none that can compare :-(
Oct 30, 2011 07:47:35 #
rayford2
Loc: New Bethlehem, PA
Thank you, Alaskan. This confirms the opinion of a lot of others who have posted here; that you don't necessarily need a lot of expensive tools to get great photographs.
Oct 30, 2011 08:42:47 #
Amazing, beautiful and really unique. I love to look at them.
alaskan wrote:
By "extreme" I am talking about the rainforest conditions.Tongass Nat`l Forest is very unfriendly to visitors while these,often tiny and fragile,mushrooms prosper.All photos taken on location without disturbing anything.
Oct 30, 2011 11:27:37 #
jdtx
Loc: SA, Tx.
I love the "painting with light" look..I am looking forward to tryin' it also
.. great shots
.. great shots
Oct 30, 2011 11:31:47 #
Great shots all! :thumbup: Amazing what you can get out of inexpensive equipment, huh?
Oct 30, 2011 12:29:10 #
alaskan wrote:
The same applies to me. Unfortunately life is too short for posting tens of thousands of my images. Thanks for looking.
forbescat wrote:
I'm so glad you joined this forum.
The same applies to me. Unfortunately life is too short for posting tens of thousands of my images. Thanks for looking.
Fantastic images of fungi, and your technique for lighting shows a very professional approach. I also love to shoot mushrooms, but have never done any to this level of beauty as I use only natural light. I do get my knees, elbows and chin muddy though.
Oct 30, 2011 12:58:56 #
Oct 30, 2011 13:01:28 #
rayford2 wrote:
Thank you, Alaskan. This confirms the opinion of a lot of others who have posted here; that you don't necessarily need a lot of expensive tools to get great photographs.
Please delete this post before my wife sees it! I want some new toys! BTW I couldn't agree with you more!
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