Sticky Mushroom

[Tony Kirkby]

I came across this tiny mushroom growing amongst rotting vegetation, not sure what the sticky fluid is.

Thanks for looking

Nikon D200
Sigma 180mm Macro
F16
0.7 sec
ISO200

[Ed Vatza]

Hi Tony,

The sticky mushroom is very interesting and well captured but the background seems to really detract, at least to my eye. It seems way to busy and overwhelms the mushroom.

[Amy DeStefanis]

I've come back to this post several times, because the mushroom is quite interesting to look at, but I also feel that it gets a little lost in the background. Maybe there's a way to make it pop a little? It looks kind of like a very ornate floor lamp in a spooky house with cobwebs.... :)

(hmm that's my 2nd cobweb reference in 2 days....)

Amy D.

[Tony Kirkby]

Hi Amy

The mushroom itself is really nice but the background is never going to be! The problem is that's where it grows in a damp gloomy spot under a log. The "cobwebs' are part of the fungal system and not webs at all.
Many thanks for looking.

Tony