Check this thread out to see this mushroom grow from the ground up
Mushroom Growth
Setup:
Removed the whole earth-cake (on which the shrooms grow) from the container so that I could photograph it from the side without seeing the edge of the container. Setup three flashes, of equal intensity on the left, right and above the mushrooms. Each flash was bounced off of a white piece of cardboard to slightly diffuse the light. However, the cardboard was kept close to the flashes to still have relatively hard light for high contrast. The flash on the right was further from the cardboard + slightly closer to the camera to act as a fill-light. I adjusted the aperture to blur out the background just enough. Finally, I placed a piece of black velvet in the background. and that's it.
PS: I highly recommend a small piece of black velvet as a background for macro photography... It'll cost you 5$ for a small cut at any fabric store.
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I don't think this image requires any critique. Everything about it is very nicely executed and I wouldn't change anything... nice job with the lighting and congrats on the ribbon :)
Hey KiwiPix, him not giving details about the pics has nothing to do with him "not wanting to mix with the likes of us". Labuda took this shot a few hours before leaving for the airport to go skiing in the Canadian Rockies. I know because I was there. He scrambled last minute to get a submission. So it ain't personal.
Somehow I thought this might be yours... :-) Great job. Congratulations! Really outstanding shot - unbelievably sharp focus and I love the natural color tones. Excellent work.
Very, very cool shot. You've composed it very smartly, this is a shot that looks thought out and planned for a square crop, and it works very well IMO. Obviously a superb use of dof. The oof patch of shrooms give great context to the shot, but your subject pops right out nicely. Great detail, and I really like, and would like to see how, your lighting. Shows nice texture, and adds just a touch of drama without being pretentious. I can't really think of any suggestions for improvement. Maybe just a wee bit more foreground, but the image looks pretty darned good as is. I like it. Great job :-)
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