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
Omphalotus nidiformis (Ghost Fungus)
Omphalotus nidiformis & Sciarid sp
Entoloma hochstetteri – The Blues Brothers #1
Volvariella speciosa #1 belongs to the following groups:
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CynLynn
Very beautiful image! super work!
Dennis Gay replied
Konnichi wa Cyn!
Great to see you are the first Bubbler to spot this little fungal family.
Arigato for your uplifting and most generous ”...super work!” wrap for my down-to-earth photography.
GB
Dennis
Esther's Art a...
Beautiful photography!!!! And stunning fungi. Well done. Cheers Esther
Dennis Gay replied
Rozhbash Ester!
Happy to have you join the RB team at Kattang for a fungi hunt and that you have caught sight of these fine fungi.
Sipas dikim for your very encouraging “Beautiful…” comment and for the honour of adding this work to your favourites.
GB
Dennis
Hans Kawitzki
I only can repeat one word…....BRILLIANT…....this goes for the whole of your Fungi series.
Dennis Gay replied
Sveiks Hans!
Good to see you get down low to catch this one.
Liels paldies for your most impressive and encouraging CAPITAL comment for this ground level photograph and for my fungi collection. So glad you are enjoying the experience.
GB
Dennis
Clark Thompson
Love the angle. All thats missing is a caterpillar with a hookah.
Dennis Gay replied
Sveikas Clark!
It’s not so much the getting down to make these photographs, it’s the getting back up that hurts.
Labai achiu for your appreciative and encouraging comment for the work.
If you ate these you may go down the rabbit hole.
GB
Dennis
debsphotos
Well you certainly did that Dennis!!! Stunning comp…perfect lighting…getting down and dirty…I like it!! LOL…*-)
Dennis Gay replied
Hiya Deb!
Good to see you down ‘n’ dirty checking out this fungi bunch.
Thank you heaps for your enthusiastic and uplifting support for this fungal shot.
GB
Dennis
Carla Jandelle...
what a beautiful family! all the Volvariella species i find have been so eaten they’re never worth photographing. lucky u! i see there’s a couple Handsome Fungus beetles already making a nice meal here too :o)
Dennis Gay replied
Ciao Carla!
Happy to have join us along the Kattang track fungi hunting.
Many thanks for your generous and encouraging ”...beautiful…” comment for this li’l family group.
I am sure these had only opened a couple of hours earlier as I could swear we walked past that spot on our way around the looping track and no-one saw them.
GB
Dennis
Carla Jandelle...
lol…i did that yesterday! i made my son re-hike the same trail with me twice? and we saw SOOOO much more the 2nd time thru. it’s always well-worth the hike when u can find beautiful things like this
Dennis Gay
UPDATE: 15-7-09
This little fungi colony was placed 2nd in the Fungilicious Group’s Depth of Field Challenge.
My cheeriest thanks to those who voted, the Hosts and all who have supported this ground level close-up.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day Erin Anderson .... 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
UPDATE: 11-8-09
These trackside fungi wer awarded a MERIT and JUDGE’S CHOICE in the Port Macquarie Panthers Camera Club’s July 2009 Open Competition in the Digital Colour Section.
Heaps big thanks to all the bubblers who have supported this work. Without such encouragement and support it may still well be buried somewhere deep in my hard drive never to see the light of competition.
GB
Dennis
Joyce Dickens,...
Fantastic specimen and image Dennis – the entire series is stunning, well presented and a visual delight, each and everyone!!! JD
Joyce Dickens,...
Dennis, I meant to add: the POV is awesome, the delicate luminesence of the incredible lighting is sensational, perfectly composed with just the right amount of depth control…JD
Dennis Gay replied
A double visitation by JOYCE! I thought I was seeing double!
I am so glad you are enjoying my fungi series and especially that you have left such a great encouraging comment, (make that two), in such detail.
My thanks also for the honour of adding this to your favourites collection.
GB
Dennis
Dennis Gay
G’day Reriginal .... wherever you are …..,
Thank you for the honour of adding this work to your favourites collection. 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 and how it made you feel.
GB
Dennis
Esther's Art a... 27 days ago
Congratulations !! Your image was pleaced in the top 10 of the December/January Avator challenge .
fezoj64 26 days ago
Fantastic image and fungi .Congratulations in the top 10 ! ..Jozef