As Fungi age, they, like we, often become less photogenic
Not knowing the natural history of a mushroom cluster, I returned to it several times over two weeks to witness its evolution. The individual stalks gradually fell over in parallel groups—towards the periphery from the center—and the caps became darker, or inkier. In the two weeks since I first saw them, more leaves had fallen on and around the cluster.
The photo I made is a record of a mushroom's auto-digestion, but that's not something we plan to include in our galleries. I just thought you—like me—might be interested.
Now, on to photographing fall leaves.
After two weeks, the grape-like clusters of individual mushroom caps had shrunk, and their stalks had fallen towards the periphery. The cluster resembles a hedgehog. Photo: © Donald J. Rommes
Cell phone close-up of the cluster and fallen leaf. Photo: © Donald J. Rommes
Color-corrected photo of the same leaf and mushroom cluster from a full-frame camera. Interesting, perhaps even artistically arranged, but not appropriate for the Iris Arts website. Photo: © Donald J. Rommes
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