A Traveler and his Cat exploring America.





Thursday, November 7, 2013

Another Fungi Found


  It is pretty dark in the woods where I located this fellow.  I can't really make out too well in the view screen just how the image came out.  These two were the best of the lot.  This is at one tenth of a second with the ISO up to 1000.  That gives an idea as to how little light I have to work with.


Plus I was lying down in all this leaf litter thinking about all of the ticks scrambling towards me.  I can come up with more excuses if you like.  I have a long list to work with.

Some rain "might" come next week.  If so, then mushrooms will soon fall prey to me and my camera.



9 comments:

cath hy photographie & peinture said...

j'adore c'est magnifique!
j'aime beaucoup tes photos.
Merci pour ce partage!
Nice post! Thanks & Welcome for your comment and visit to my blog.
Have a nice day!

Carole M. said...


With the ISO up so high you still got good shots without the noise factor and I love fungi/mushrooms images so look forward to more of them. Be careful though, of whatever it is that chooses to sneek around while your laying low John! I did pick up a tick behind my ear that caused quite some discomfort for a while - plus there was a Whip snake in the garden this week.

biebkriebels said...

At first sight I thought you had done some baking in the oven, but you did a good job in the woods I see. Mushrooms are very difficult to photograph, close to the ground, you have to bend over and try not to loose your balance. You managed very well.

MarkD60 said...

I admire someone who can use the camera on manual mode and steer it how they want. I just trial and error it.

s.c said...

Yes it is a creepy affair.

grammie g said...

Hi John... You wouldn't get me on the ground here, or walk through a field of tall grass to get the best shot ever.. tick's really tick me off! : ))
This mushroom looks to me like a sea monster!! I can even see a mouth and a eye !! I'd be careful out there!! ; )

Good shot's though !!

Grace

TexWisGirl said...

looks like a big ol' spread-out lumpy toad. :)

Rose said...

Isn't it amazing at the size and shape and colors that mushrooms come in!

Pam said...

Looking forward to you capturing your prey. Hope you don't capture ticks.