Mushroom growing on a tree in my front yard. Was actually shooting for the Morning challenge but I love the way the light hit the water. The long exposure helped with the long rain drops.
The rain was supplied by my wife spraying water form a hose.
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Post challenge:
Whew! I was dangerously close to gettting a ribbon!
Thanks to everyone for the awesome comments and all the votes. Watching the score on this one was interesting. The morning after roll over it was at 5.9. From then it steadily rose until it broke 7 on the last day. Bounce in and out of the 7 range until right before roll over it was 6.9959. I guess a few low voters didn't get to 20% to explain the 7+ finish.
Thanks to all.
Statistics
Place: 4 out of 311 Avg (all users): 7.0647 Avg (commenters): 8.3810 Avg (participants): 6.6235 Avg (non-participants): 7.3197 Views since voting: 4732 Views during voting: 352 Votes: 232 Comments: 38 Favorites: 17 (view)
Tremendous work to make mushrooms look like flowers. great lighting and values. I love how your eye is forced right to where the brightest light is and darkest tree bark.
See, this is why DPC is not the best way to judge your pictures. I go by the comments people give, and not by the score you get, because people who post comments are distinguished from those obnoxious few who like tampering with the voting system (yes, you know who you are!). People who post comments that sound proffesional usually know what they're talking about.
And btw, almost everyone who posted a comment here gave this pic a very score.
another 7+ and no ribbon. you are clinging to the title of highest avg and no ribbon aren;t you. this shot is great BTW. i love the look of the long rain drops. very well done.
I love the way you captured the raindrops in long exposure. The translusence of the mushrooms is incredible. I wish you could have used a different background.
good angle and great lighting This would look to be hard to take with out getting drops on the lens This is Vary well done. and I don't tend to give Hig scores on nature pics
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