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I went out into the woods again, where I found the Chantarelle mushrooms a few weeks ago. I was hoping the recent rain would have popped a few more up, but, it was not to be. I did, however, see these little bright orange beauties. It wasn't until I had composed the shot that I noticed the slug eating one of the mushrooms. This shot was captured in Macro, with everything set to "auto", flash turned off (it wanted a flash), and handheld. I had to squat down, and hold the camera a few inches above the leaf mold, and aim the camera looking at the viewscreen. It's a little out-of-focus. The only things I did to this photo on my laptop were to crop and reduce by 50%, and to darken it slightly.
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On my way home, I noticed that a gas station's sprinkler system had a "geyser" going from a damaged sprinkler. I took two pics. Here's the first:
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And the second:
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The first picture was captured with everything set to "auto", flash off, and was semi-hand-held, as I had the camera braced against the door of my van, but aimed by hand. I'm sure it held the shutter open a bit longer to capture it.
The second, I did something different. I set the Time-elapse to 0.7 seconds, left everything else to "auto", and set up just like the first. I knew from the preview image the camera gave me that this one was a little brighter. You can also see some effect of the time-elapse in the blurring of the water.
The only things I did to those two images, are the usual cropping and reduction by 50%. No lightening or darkening.
I'll have to go to one of the local attractions here, a lighted artificial waterfall/fountain, and get some pics at night. Ought to be some good opportunities there.
HH from Allen in MI
[attachment 34088 orangefungus2.jpg]
On my way home, I noticed that a gas station's sprinkler system had a "geyser" going from a damaged sprinkler. I took two pics. Here's the first:
[attachment 34089 damagedsprinkler1.jpg]
And the second:
[attachment 34090 damagedsprinkler2.jpg]
The first picture was captured with everything set to "auto", flash off, and was semi-hand-held, as I had the camera braced against the door of my van, but aimed by hand. I'm sure it held the shutter open a bit longer to capture it.
The second, I did something different. I set the Time-elapse to 0.7 seconds, left everything else to "auto", and set up just like the first. I knew from the preview image the camera gave me that this one was a little brighter. You can also see some effect of the time-elapse in the blurring of the water.
The only things I did to those two images, are the usual cropping and reduction by 50%. No lightening or darkening.
I'll have to go to one of the local attractions here, a lighted artificial waterfall/fountain, and get some pics at night. Ought to be some good opportunities there.
HH from Allen in MI