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Uploaded: 10/02/04 3:56 AM GMT
Gathering Light
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Perched on the side of Blue Mist Ravines were these magnificent White Marasmius (Marasmius albuscortis) lit by a small shaft of light entering through the canopy. It is an obsession;-)

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+cc_Beowulf
10/02/04 4:10 AM GMT
Sometimes I wonder if you live on a mushroom farm... ;-)

Seriously though... these mushrooms are fantastic. I think a slightly lower angle might have worked better though.
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"These are the days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed except his own." -G.K. Chesterton
::photoimagery
10/02/04 4:35 AM GMT
I think the angle and the composition are both perfect. 10 and in Favorites.


I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity
Is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by
The handle. Winston Churchill
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::JOHANNA
10/02/04 4:40 AM GMT
Beautiful image and nice photography.Well done,Darryl.
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Carpe diem.
+camerahound
10/02/04 5:15 AM GMT
Superior in all aspects.
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"History is written by the victor." -- Unknown
J_272004
10/02/04 10:11 AM GMT
Beautiful shot... i really like this one... love the way the light shines through them especially with the dark background... 10 and favs from me... well done Darryl...
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The human heart feels things the eyes cannot see, and knows what the mind cannot understand. --Robert Vallett
::signpainter
10/02/04 10:50 AM GMT
I love this one Darryl, makes a great wallpaper on my desktop! Good eye for photography. High marks! Hope to see more great shots you have.
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Love your neighbors...it will drive 'em crazy!
heidlerr
10/02/04 1:41 PM GMT
A wonderful wallpaper image. Nice composition and beautiful lighting. Well done.
Russ
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bjb
10/02/04 4:46 PM GMT
Superior is the right word. Agree with Tracy. I love when you capture the translucent quality and stand it out with a darker background.
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There are two ways to spread the light. To be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. -Edith Wharton
June
10/02/04 6:58 PM GMT
Well done Darryl and I love that you even captured the web in this.
JuneBug
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~Smiler's never lose and frowner's never win~
traceyrn
10/02/04 9:41 PM GMT
very well done. Awesome composition and well handled lighting.
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::Neamh
10/03/04 3:16 PM GMT
Just great Darryl.I agree with everyone on this.
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mimi5947
10/04/04 7:26 AM GMT
What a great obsession to have though Darryl! The color, the clarity and the composition on this are wonderful. The detail is outstanding and the image is in my fav's on my HD! I do echo what Matthew said though.......where is it you really live????? :))
My first 10 of the night also.. :~)
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Always, Mimi
neez
10/05/04 4:27 AM GMT
Great composition and lighting. You've done it again, Darryl. ;)
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~Let it be as it is desired~
::mia04
10/05/04 8:38 PM GMT
Wow, it's just awesome. Light, colours, angle, overall composition... If your obsession results in such pictures, it can't be too bad ;-)
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brphoto
10/09/04 8:32 AM GMT
The way the light passes through the translucent fungi is truly remarkable. Great shot!
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"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera."
+mayne
10/12/04 3:40 AM GMT
Sorry for the late thank you. I appreciate each and every comment I get. Critique is always nice to see;-)
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Darryl
::kjh000
10/24/04 10:36 PM GMT
This is one of your best mushroom shots ever. Damn near perfect (don't worry you got your 10 :p) but I think (although I'm quite unsure about this since I'm usually working the other way around) that you would add an extra quality if you got the depth of field large enough for the shroom at the top to be just as much in focus as the other ones. Other then that I love the composition and the level of lighting. Just my kind of shot.
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Devushka
11/28/04 2:04 AM GMT
Never would have known it's a real photo. I thought it was a manip. Excellent work, I absolutely love it!
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"Egotism is just the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity."
Accipiter
12/16/04 2:58 AM GMT
Magnificent obsession! Sorry I missed this one before, but there are some benefits to browsing galleries. Most of your mushrooms rate 9 or 10 with me, but this is a step or two beyond. The lighting is sheer magic and, along with the shapes and the relationships in space, the result is just poetic.
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flames
01/18/05 4:55 AM GMT
That is actually pretty cool mayne. Very interesting design and picture. Good shot and editing too. Congrats.
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~Elastica~ Smile God loves ya'll
nmsmith
01/28/05 4:18 PM GMT
Couldn't ask for any better than this. Nice work.
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verenabloo
03/16/05 4:23 PM GMT
This is an amazing photo. When I first saw it I thought it was a fractal..or something computer made..but WOW...this is most wonderful! The clarity and the lines....just excellent!! Bravo Darryl!!!
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If you can't make waves, make ripples!!
warocle
05/29/05 7:32 AM GMT
I gotta say this is truly pro quality photography. amazing. 10/10
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Secret Beach ;-)
phantasm
09/18/05 11:50 PM GMT
Brilliant!
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.AuroraBorealis
08/26/06 7:06 PM GMT
thats so awesome. i like the light pouring thru them!
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"Too weird to live...too rare to die."
starzz8200
05/08/07 5:35 AM GMT
Amazing shot, wow!! It reminds me of jellyfish, lol.
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::Shewolfe
10/09/07 7:14 PM GMT
Another wow shot!
So beautiful, wonderful use of the light.
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"Everyone has a photographic memory...some just don't have film."
.AuroraBorealis
03/14/08 11:17 PM GMT
i agree an obsession, i love photographin shrooms! (and eatin em!) this is a wonderful pic! i love the light and softness of the forms.
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"Too weird to live...too rare to die." ~Hunter S. Thompson

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