It is so easy to think that macro photography is all about flowers and insects. However, there is another type of subject that I love to photograph with my macro lens, but I don’t get to do it very often.
Yes, that would be mushrooms.
Hunting for mushrooms
They are not something I can photograph in my garden because they rarely grow there.
I would like to say that they mainly grow in rainforests, but I have found that they can grow in very unusual places as well.
I’m not going to talk long today, but I have been thinking about mushrooms a lot. I mean that could be because we can’t get them in the supermarket much at the moment, like a lot of produce. Maybe it is because I am at home and don’t know when I will be able to photograph them again. Of course, summer is not a good time, but perhaps later in the year, I will be able to do them again.
A trip to a rainforest could be perfect. It is so nice to look into the detail of the rainforest to see what you can find.
So today I have been hunting through my archives and found a heap of mushrooms that I took with my macro lens back in 2015 on a trip to Marysville.
I hope you enjoy seeing them.
Take care everyone and let’s talk in the comments.
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Thank you.
Getting creative in photography leads to some amazing surprises. Thank you!:)
It really can Josh. Thank you.
Lovely
Thank you
So beautiful!
Thank you.
I love finding fungi. you captured some lovely ones.
It is a fun thing to do finding them and then photographing them. Thank you Sherry.
What will you do by it?
I always like to see fungi. Thank you.
That is good to hear, I love seeing them too. Thank you tootlepedal.
I love your photos!!! when I see photos of mushrooms my mind drifts to fantasy land and I see stools and benches for fairies.
That is always good to hear, thank you. I like where you mind goes with images of mushrooms, very nice. I always think of the Faraway Tree.
Great photos, Leeanne! The only thing is that that none of them is edible😂😂😂. Just teasing😜
Thank you Svetlana, yeah, not sure I would like to try any. I think I will stick with the store bought kind, lol
👌 nice
Thank you.
Hmm
A wonderful array of different sorts. I don’t think we get as many different ones but here in the UK, I can find quite a few on Southampton Common. Last Autumn I kept meaning to take my camera with me to photograph them but never got around to it.
Thank you RJ, it is amazing how many you can find in one trip. I had no idea there were so many, do you have rainforests in the UK? Maybe you will have to start taking them with your phone. That can be fun too.
Lots of rain but no rain forests! I did take an amazing orange fungus with my phone but that was large. https://rainbowjunkiecorner.wordpress.com/2021/11/08/colours-of-autumn/ Little mushroom type things would be trickier.
It often feels like we have no rain, but we do have rainforests, strange world we live in.
It’s so amazing the variety they come in, beautiful shapes and colors! ❤️🇦🇺
I agree John, who knew there were that many. I love finding them and seeing what they are. Thanks John.
Your welcome, Leanne, best wishes for you and your family this year. 🙏🏻🇦🇺😎
Thanks John, and same to you, hope you have a great 2022.