Mushroom experiment

[Trent Watts]

Well actually the experiment was in the photography not experiencing the magic effects of the fungus .
I found a rotting log on a recent walk and noticed a 2 inch mushroom growing on the side. I moved debris away to get a better look and notices some smaller ones as well.
I tried shooting with flash, without and using focus bracketing.
Here are the results. Comments welcome.

An overview.

A focus bracketing stack of 15 raw files of the 2" one.

Small mushroom with a flash.

The smallest one was about 1/4" in diameter. This is a single shot with a flash.

This is a focus bracketing stack of 15 raw files.

 

[AlanLichty]

A fun experiment - and I like your subjects. The first two have some really nice depth with the focus stacking and are nice looking specimens.

 

[JimFox]

Alan loves mushrooms! I knew he would enjoy these. Me.... Mushrooms are just barely better then snakes on the squeamish scale for me, so I don't really care for them, but I will say I am enjoying your photos of them, and I am not getting my normal feelings like I need to spray lysol on my computer monitor after viewing these.

 

[Trent Watts]

I'm glad the images didn't stimulate the lysol bottle Jim. You make me smile.

 

[Jeffrey]

Nice series Trent. I know this is not easy to do well. Good work.