Mushroom Foraging

 It's been a long time since I updated my blog.  It's not that I haven't had things going on, but somehow got bogged down in everything going on.  It's time to start updating again.

Today Ralph and I went mushroom hunting.  I had seen a few video's on photographing mushrooms and it looked so interesting.  I decided to go looking this morning at the Arboretum and took a few pictures but really wanted to look into some deep forests to see more.

These mushroom's were so tiny, growing on a rotting log.

Fungus makes an interesting picture.

This afternoon we drove to Palgrave and found a nice forested area to explore.  A few things to keep in mind when shooting.... bring a small brush (wipe away debris), bring a flashlight (brighten up the mushroom), shoot wide open (F2.8 or smaller and then F16.0 as the final shot).  This will help when developing and stacking.

To get a really good shot, you have to get low to the ground.  I will say that my back started to ache and it's really difficult/challenging to focus without bringing yourself really low. Ideally it would be best to lay on your stomach.  Auto focus doesn't always work and you find yourself manually focusing to get everything sharp.  Perservence ensures that you are happy with the end result.

Overall I am happy with the end results.  I still have a long way to go and practice makes perfect as they say. Ralph and I really enjoyed ourselves and look forward to doing this again soon.