A Brief Encounter · Macro & Close-up Photography

A Brief Encounter

There's a certain old stump in my neighborhood park that get covered in tiny orange mushrooms each year. They only last a few days and then they're gone. I don't think anyone has ever noticed them but me. Frankly there's too many of them to make out a coherent shot, but I was able to isolate a small group to get this shot.

This was taken with my OM-1 MKII and the Zuiko 90mm macro, 13 shots at 1/10", f/4.5 and ISO 200. Lighting provided by Smallrig RM03 with a yellowed leaf in the background. Definitely one of my more ambitious shots, but worth the effort. In hind sight, I wished I had shot deeper to avoid the blurred foreground on the lower left. Comments and criticisms welcome.

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A Brief Encounter