Ink Cap XI, a photo from Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders

Photographer's Note

After the bad rain day yesterday, I have in the forest a mushroom found, I think the Ink Caps.
Again a macro picture with my new lens.
Documents:
Coprinus atramentarius
The Ink Cap is one of our most frequently encountered mushrooms.
Habitat: In clusters; on decaying wood, causing the mushrooms to appear terrestrial); spring, summer, and fall frequently urban, but also found in woods; widely distributed.
Cap: 3-16 cm and oval when young, expanding to broadly convex, up to 10 cm, sometimes with a curled up and/or tattered margin; lead grey, greyish, or grey-brown; smooth or slightly scruffy, especially at the top; grooved/lined, or merely faintly so; without the mica-like granules typical of Coprinus micaceus.
Gills: Attached to the stem or free from it; whitish, becoming black close or crowded.
Stem: 8-15 cm long; 6-12 mm thick; equal; smooth or finely hairy; white; fibrous; hollow; sometimes with remnants of a partial veil.

Comment are always welcome.

I have used a monopod.

I hope you like it.

Shooting Date/Time
18/09/2005 9:48:15
Shooting Mode
Macro( Close Up )
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/80
Av( Aperture Value )
5.6
Metering Mode
Evaluative
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
400
Lens
100.0mm
Focal Length
100.0mm
Image Size
3072x2048

Albrecht, Amirsun, papagolf21, ChrisJ, nwoehnl, Fixfocus, Galmeida, jmdaoudal, Xalkida, singuanti, PJE, betogrein, huynt, elihesamian, pierrefonds has marked this note useful

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Albrecht (11279) 2005-09-19 2:33

Hi John
Wonderful close-up; sharp and beautiful colours and POV. The season is changing....
< greetings Albrecht >

ahanczewski (37) 2005-09-19 2:45

Beautiful close up!
You capture the sheen on the caps so well!

RGatward (20050) 2005-09-19 3:21

Very fine detail image, perfect tech throughout.

Amirsun (2122) 2005-09-19 3:24

Hi John!
Well seen and well composed. Very good colours as the details and excellent use of DOF to blured the background.
Tanks for sharing.
Regards
Amir

kclai (2267) 2005-09-19 3:30

Hi John
Marvellous macro shot. The outcome of the color composition is good and the DOF is good, too.
BTW did you have any PP on the mushroom? It seem the color looked a little "artificial".
Maybe it's the original of its color. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Well done, John.
Eric Lai

danyy (0) 2005-09-19 4:31

Bonjour John,
Une macro très fine et précise, avec des coloris naturels. Une DOF bien adaptée évidemment, je regrette juste de ne pas voir les pieds des champignons.
Amicalement.
Daniel.
(bravo pour la note complète)

papagolf21 (76465) 2005-09-19 6:22

Bonjour John,
Très intéressante photo et très intéressant sujet, à ce propos :
C'est un champignon comestible qui demande quand même de grandes précautions quant à sa consommation.
Bien sûr c'est un coprin, donc très fragile et il ne faut récolter que les sujets jeunes et fermes, et surtout ne consommer aucune goutte d'alcool ni avant ni pendant, ni après et rester sobre au moins quelques heures durant. Si cette perspective vous effraie, ne surtout pas tenter. Les symptômes rapides et impressionnant d'après la littérature se concrétisent par des rougissements, congestions, œdèmes de la face et du torse, palpitations, angoisses bref: mieux vaut ne pas tenter.
Et ce, non seulement après l'ingestion, mais souvent pendant encore quelques mois durant, dès la prise d'alcool seule, une réaction immédiate se ferait sentir ...
Très belle image d'une netteté stupéfiante.
Amitiés.
Philippe

lukie (0) 2005-09-19 9:11

Dag John,

een scherpe opname ! Persoonlijk hou ik niet zo van macro's, maar ieder zijn smaak, hee. Doch het blijft toch een kunst.

groeten,

Luc.

nwoehnl (122) 2005-09-19 12:55

A quite good effort with your new lens, John. A surprising amount of textural details found in the surface of the mushrooms, and a nice shallow DOF to isolate them a bit from the forest surroundings. The color palette looks very authentic and natural.

Schultzy (5446) 2005-09-19 13:00

Hello John,
This mushroom has a very strange color !
Anyway, it's a nice subject. Perfect DoF, nice green blurred green background and great PoV.
Well done

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-09-19 13:45

Hoi John,
Je hebt de paddestoelen heel mooi in beeld gezet.Uitstekende scherpte en scherpendiepte,
de kleuren en tinten zijn zacht en mooi.
Prettige Avond,
hermann

Galmeida (12559) 2005-09-19 13:47

Hello John,
Spendid close-up approach and capture to these mushroom Ink Caps. Fine DOF and excelent colors and sharpness. Clear picture very well seen, produced and composed in this vertical perspective.

Congratulations.
Best Regards.
Fernando

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-09-19 13:50

Beautiful macro, great colors and framing, the DOF is also good.
I just remark you got special lens to work with.
Beautiful
jean Michel

Hanssie (9921) 2005-09-19 14:36

Something very different than Bruges and Ghent:-))
But this is so very sharp, all very clear and they even pose in a fine way for you, John !

hdl (6995) 2005-09-19 17:34

Heel mooi genomen. Prachtige kleuren. Er is precies iets gebeurd met je initialen onderaan de foto. Groetjes.

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-09-19 19:07

Hi John, very good work here, I like the composition of the mushrooms, they look a little like something from out of space, very good colours here

maphoto (8082) 2005-09-19 21:23

Beautiful Macro John, wonderful sharpness and DOF, the color, the framing, everything perfect, well done.

singuanti (15250) 2005-09-19 21:43

Hi John. It's nice to be back and see your shots again. I've never heard of that type of mushroom, but then again I no nothing about mushrooms. You pulled off the DOF wonderfully. Well seen John!

PJE (20756) 2005-09-19 23:36

John this is a different kind of shot from a man who I hope does not get himself high from mushrooms. LOL So as I am starting at this photo I am wondering if getting a 100 macro is better than the latest 60mm macro for our cameras. Very good results here. A nice shine captured on top. Take Care Mr Jhm.

ChrisJ (86798) 2005-09-20 3:32

Hi John

I like this superb macro shot of the fungi. Excellent use of a shallow dof, with superb sharpness. Well done!

Xalkida (11740) 2005-09-20 4:31

Hi John

That's a great macro shot of this mashrooms. Many details to see, great vivid colors and vefy fine lighting. Good notes too.

weswang (18223) 2005-09-20 6:45

Hi John, A nice capture of the beautiful formations and colors of the mushrooms A excellent use of DoF. I enjoy the contrast, detailed texture, and the clarity of this picture. Well done.

betogrein (2232) 2005-09-20 16:39

Ola John
Um belo macro conseguiu heim...
Belas cores e cheia de detalhes. Excelente POV.
Parabéns...
Beto Grein

oochappan (22043) 2005-09-20 21:33

De kleuren zijn bijzonder mooi John en scherp met een goede dof, tevreden van deze lens ?

bazal (7900) 2005-09-21 4:06

Hi John.
Very nice close view of these common but interesting mushrooms. The texture is nice and the DOF is perfectly managed. Very good naturalistic shot, thanks for sharing !

huynt (5079) 2005-09-24 20:14

Hi John
From natural gives us everthing. Bravo for your nice close view. Thanks.
You have a beautiful sunday. WHD.Huy

elihesamian (26127) 2005-09-25 7:29

What a nice ink color those mashrooms has!

great macro,John,skilfully captured with great used of DOF and very well composed,to,wonderful tonal range you found,I enjoy it,John,

Yours
M

pierrefonds (48301) 2006-12-06 6:59

Hi John,

A good macro shot of these mushrooms, a lot of details can be seen. The photo has a good composition, perspective and nice colors. Thanks for sharing.

Pierre

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