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mark_h · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:08 am Post subject: One of my favourites

Hi all,
Here's another one of my attempts which was photographed this spring.
Gymnosporangium Claviforme known as 'tongues of fire'. It was growing on a Juniper- this pic is one of my favourites.

Enjoy, Mark[/url]

Funguy · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:51 am Post subject:

very nice.my pics always come out a bit blurry .But yours passes for art.
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Funguy · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 11:52 am Post subject:

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c · Member Joined: Oct 04, 2004 Posts: 117

Wow! Beautiful pic, I have never seen one of those species till now either!

Psynaut · Site Admin Joined: Jul 12, 2003 Posts: 54

Ya...great pic

mark_h · Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:31 am Post subject:

The camera I use is a Fujifilm Finepix A204 Digicam and its only a 2 mega pixel one!

When I take photos(especially of something interesting) I usually take 4 or 5 shots altering a certain parameter such as macro on or off, flash on or off etc.

Unless the light is quite good, I usually find I have to use flash, especially in macro mode. All piccies were taken hand held. I have to buy myself a tripod of some sort because I find that taking pics in macro mode without using flash usually ends up with the pics being slighty blurry/off-focus. I am sure that the tripod would prevent most of this.

With the flash however, it does somewhat enhance the colour of the pictures- something I have to put up with. In my opinion, the best pic

I've taken so far was of Clathrus Archeri, I did post a link here a while back to 2 piccies of that species, it was the second link. If anyone requests, I'll post it again.

Thanks for the comments about the pic- I will post more shortly.

Mark

shroomgal · Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:58 am Post subject:

Very nice pic with great color saturation. You do a great job in macro without a tripod!!

mark_h · Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 4:54 am Post subject:

Thanks!

Mark

cultured1 · Member Joined: Jul 07, 2004 Posts: 81

Definately a great shot. I'm not too crazy with some of the macro results I've got with my digital (nikon coolpix 4500) & plan to lug my 35mm gear on future forays. Multiple shots is the rule, especially with digitals. I do have a couple good shots of Stemonitis axifera & Chlorocibora aeruginascens I'll post once I crop & resize.