[Leica] IMG: Poison Mushrooms

[len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier)]

Hi Matthew,

I found difficulty in photographing the mushrooms as well. The  
problem I had was the extreme brightness range between the very  
bright mushrooms and the very dark grass. So I exposed for the  
highlights using the spot meter feature of the Nikon. The M8 photo  
was a different story. The shot was under the tree in more even  
lighting. I used the Summitar only because it was on the camera at  
the time. It produced a softer and I think more appropriate look to  
the scene. And yes the grass is always in the way.

Thanks for looking.

Best Regards,
Len


On Oct 1, 2008, at 2:57 AM, Matthew Hunt wrote:

> Nice picture.  We've been away in NW Scotland again and there were  
> many
> different sorts of fungus coming up.  I did not find them easy to  
> photograph
> close up and tried several lenses on the M8.  The DoF is so shallow  
> close up
> it was difficult to get a good focus from the rangefinder even at  
> very small
> apertures.  My wife did better with the D-LUX2.  I was interested  
> in the
> differences between your M8 picture and your Nikon one.  Don't they  
> always
> have infuriating blades of grass in front of them!
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Matthew
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of  
> Leonard
> Taupier
> Sent: 01 October 2008 02:01
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Poison Mushrooms
>
> After three days of on and off rain I found these mushrooms
> surrounding my small Spruce tree in my back yard. It was strange that
> they were no where else in the yard.
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/ 
> AmanitaMuscaria.jpg.html>
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/
> AmanitaMuscaria_2.jpg.html>
>
> One of the mushrooms behind the tree was about 10" in diameter.
> Before I could take it's picture it fell over and broke.
>
> I identified the mushroom as a Amanita Muscaria var. formosa. These
> mushrooms are found throughout the USA. On the west coast the cap
> color is more red where on the east coast  they are more orange or
> yellow.  If anyone can identify it as a different type please correct
> me.
>
> This mushroom is listed as poisonous but has been used as a
> hallucinogen if prepared properly and in small quantities but can
> also cause a person to go into a coma after becoming sick.
>
> Thanks for looking.
> Len
>
>
>
>
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