Jelly Ear- Auricularia - auricula judae

[Jonathan Ashton]

Tripod, cable release mirror lock, held my breath, sent the dog back in the house etc.
Camera Model Canon EOS 50D
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/30
Av(Aperture Value) 11.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 100
Lens EF180mm f/3.5L Macro USM
Flash On
Flash Type External E-TTL
E-TTL II flash metering Evaluative flash metering
Flash Exposure Compensation -1 1/3
Shutter curtain sync 1st-curtain sync
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF

I used the flash via extension cable and illuminated the rear surface of the fungi. The image isn't quite what I wanted, the effect shows to it's best with just one layer of fungus. Your comments would be much appreciated.

[vishaljadhav]

Nice one, the light that makes them red makes it look very interesting.
Love it
good i came here,

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Jon. Nice use of the off-camera flash! It really adds some nice color to the fungi. I agree that the image would be stronger if all the fungi were lit up, but I understand the difficulty when they grow in layers like this. Very sharp where it most needs to be and I like the diagonal of the wood substrate. You might clone the single strand of spider web near the LLC. This is an intriguing image!