Bow to the Light

Dennis Gay

Bow to the Light

This little quartet of lovely yellow Mycena fungi bowing toward the light was photographed using my smallest aperture and longest shutter speed for a good exposure in a very dark corner under a log.

This photograph (and more), are THE best fungi shots I have made so far. I was out with the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club’s most knowledgeable and experienced fungi hunter and used long exposures with natural light for almost every shot.

Found and photographed along a track at Swan’s Crossing the Kerewong State Forest , west of Kew , NSW, Australia.

Fuji S9600: Manual settings of f/11 @ 30sec, Macro, Manual focus, Tripod, imer.
Lightroom 1.1 & Photoshop CS3.

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

UPDATE:
10-02-09
This beautifully lit fungi photograph was awarded a Merit Certificate in the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club’s January 2009 Open Competition in the Large Colour Print section.

Enjoy!

FUNGI: SWAN’S CROSSING
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Mycena sp

Mycena sp

Entomola sp

Mycena subgalericulata

Mycena subgalericulata

Ramaria ochraeosamonicolor

Hypholoma fasciculare

Lycoperdon sp

Polyporus cinnabarinus

Usnea scabrida

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Bow to the Light by Dennis Gay
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  • Maximus

    Maximus

    This is truly outstanding Dennis, worthy of higher praise than my humble abilities. :)

  • Dennis Gay replied

    G’day Max,

    Good to see you out on another fungi hunt and that you are first to spot this lovely little group.
    Many thanks for your most encouraging and enthusiastic ”...truly outstanding…” wrap for my fungal efforts.
    So glad to see you are enjoying the safari.

    GB
    Dennis

  • Craig Hender

    Craig Hender

    Fabulous capture Dennis, excellent light and tones.

  • Dennis Gay replied

    G’day Craig,

    Good to see you out on another fungi hunt and that you are first to spot this lovely little group.
    Many thanks for your most encouraging and enthusiastic ”Fabulous…excellent…” wrap for my fungal efforts.
    So glad to see you are enjoying the safari.

    GB
    Dennis

  • Philip Golan

    Philip Golan

    Superb photography Dennis. Your rewards are in these fabulous results.

  • Dennis Gay replied

    G’day Philip,

    Good to see you out on another fungi hunt and that you are first to spot this lovely little group.
    Many thanks for your most encouraging and enthusiastic ”Superb…” wrap for my fungal efforts.
    So glad to see you are enjoying the safari.

    GB
    Dennis

  • Thordis

    Thordis

    Excellent shot Dennis. Amazing how you find all those fungi. Some of them must be eatable?

    GB Thordis

  • Dennis Gay replied

    G’day Thordis,

    Good to see you out on another fungi hunt and that you have spotted this lovely little group.
    Many thanks for your most encouraging and enthusiastic ”Excellent shot…” wrap for my fungal efforts.
    So glad to see you are enjoying the safari.

    When I say I was on a fungi hunt, I mean just that. I really have to hunt for them in all the undergrowth and leaf litter and when out with a good fungi hunter as I have been, four eyes are much better than two.

    Some species would be quite edible but I have no interest in experimenting. 8-)

    GB
    Dennis

  • Gilberte

    Gilberte

    Very nice composition and settings on your camera Dennis

  • Dennis Gay

    Dennis Gay

    G’day Gilberte,

    Good to see you out on another fungi hunt and that you are first to spot this lovely little group.
    Many thanks for your most encouraging and enthusiastic ”Very nice…” wrap for my fungal efforts.
    So glad to see you are enjoying the safari.

    I really like the quality of image I have been getting with the small aperture and long shutter speed combination. 8-)

    GB
    Dennis

  • Anaa

    Anaa

    Wow …. another Super shot ….. simply Excellent !! :)

  • Dennis Gay replied

    G’day Anaa,

    Good to see you out on another fungi hunt and that you are first to spot this lovely little group.
    Many thanks for your extremely encouraging and enthusiastic ”Wow…Super…Excellent!!...” wrap for my fungal efforts.
    So glad to see you are enjoying the safari.

    Thank you too for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.

    GB
    Dennis

  • debsphotos

    debsphotos

    Love all these wonderful little odd growths of nature Dennis….and you capture and present them so well!!!! *-)

  • Dennis Gay replied

    G’day Deb,

    Good to see you out on another fungi hunt and that you have spotted this lovely little group.
    Many thanks for your extremely encouraging and enthusiastic ”…so well!!!!...” wrap for my fungal efforts.
    So glad to see you are enjoying the safari.

    GB
    Dennis

  • Marilyn Harris

    Marilyn Harris

    Wow Dennis, this is beautiful! So love the many different fungi – These are amazing!
    Love the series!!

  • Dennis Gay replied

    G’day Blossom,

    Good to see you out on another fungi hunt and that you have spotted this lovely little group.
    Many thanks for your extremely encouraging and enthusiastic ”Wow…” wrap for my fungal efforts.
    So glad to see you are enjoying the safari.

    Thank you too for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.
    AND
    For tyhe added honour of adding my portfolio to your watchlist. I hope it lives up to your expectations.

    GB
    Dennis

  • SharonD

    SharonD

    Wow they really glow and stand out Dennis.

  • Dennis Gay replied

    G’day Sharon,

    Good to see you out on another fungi hunt and that you have spotted this lovely little group.
    Many thanks for your extremely encouraging and enthusiastic “Wow…” wrap for my fungal efforts.
    So glad to see you are enjoying the safari.

    GB
    Dennis

  • Carla Jandelle Petters

    Carla Jandelle...

    ahhhh…another beauty!

  • Dennis Gay replied

    G’day Carla,

    Good to see you out on another fungi hunt and that you have spotted this lovely little group.
    Many thanks for your extremely encouraging and enthusiastic “ahhhh…” wrap for my fungal efforts.
    So glad to see you are enjoying the safari.

    Thank you too for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.

    GB
    Dennis

  • Dennis Gay

    Dennis Gay

    G’day Steve Woodman …. wherever you are …..,

    Thank you for the honour of adding this work to your favourites. I can only assume by this action that you like it. Please fell free to return any time to let me know just what it is you like about it.

    GB
    Dennis

  • Dennis Gay

    Dennis Gay

    UPDATE: 10-02-09

    This beautifully lit fungi photograph was awarded a Merit Certificate in the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club’s January 2009 Open Competition in the Large Colour Print section.

    My thanks to all who have supported this work as without such encouragement and support this may well be still lingering somewhere in my hard drive never to see the light of competition.

    GB
    Dennis

  • VintageXposure

    VintageXposure

    really wonderful capture, terrific tones/details!

  • Dennis Gay replied

    Hola VX!

    Great to see you join in the fungi hunt and that you caught sight of these beauties under their log.
    Thank you heaps for your most encouraging and supportive “really wonderful…” wrap for my fungal photography.

    GB
    Dennis

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