Taken in Guleph, Ontario at my sister-in-law's back garden just before dusk. All kinds of groupings of these tiny little mushrooms were everywhere between the fallen leaves.
Used NI, cropped, resisized, some spot editing, adjusted color and used the lighting effects filter.
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Initial Thoughts
First of all, I didn't realize you could use a lighting effects filter under the advanced editing. Huh.
Ok, my first thoughts on this shot were that it's a little too dark in areas, but then I thought.. they're mushrooms, it's supposed to be dark.
Other than that, I only thought, "yah, they're mushrooms". :)
Composition / Content
I feel that your composition is weak on the left side of the image. I really like the small grouping of mushrooms on the right, but when they go off to the left, they go a little too chaotic. Perhaps a change of perspective, or more space on the left so the one mushroom isn't cropped off would have helped? As for content, it's a very idyllic little piece of flora, that invokes a kind of fairy tale look.
Background
The background is great, giving a feel of coming upon this grouping of fungii in a secret cave somewhere, with sunlight filtering in.
Camera Work - Technical
Nice focus on the mushrooms. DOF is really nice. The exposure is the only part that is a little weak, as the left side of the image suffers for it.
Digital Processing
The neatimage was applied nicely, as it's not fully noticeable, although I think the lighting effects filter may have aided in causing the lit part of the photograph to be a little too smooth.
Fits the Challenge
Being a Free Study, it obviously fits the challenge.
My Opinion on the Photo
It's really quite a good photograph of mushrooms. Not *my* favorite subject, but you've done a good job, and turned an ordinary subject into something worth looking at.
ohh like a fairy land with one bite taken to make someone grow taller, or smaller..I like the fringe around the mushroom edges and I also like the spot lighting.
Neat subject! The vignetting here is distracting to me however, as is the dominance of the foreground mushroom which is not the focal point. I do like the warm tones of the mushrooms in the sweet spot!
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