Last autumn I noticed these little mushrooms in the grass. They turned out to be Earth Smell Cacti (Coprinus semitalis) with hats less than two centimeters high ... When they die, they don't fall apart like most cacti, but the edges curl up nicely. In this picture the cap was covered with dew, which gave an extra dimension to the image. To make the photo even more attractive, I converted it to black and white.
The photo is a stack of 20 photos.
After years of working as an artist and teacher I got more time to take up photography again. Only two years ago I bought a system camera, after all kinds of peregrinations with compact cameras that eventually didn't satisfy me. Now I photograph with my Panasonic GX9 and several.. Read more…