# Tucked Away

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tucked-away/33889>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** weekly-challenge\
**Created:** [March 5, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tucked-away/33889 "2023-03-05T20:29:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Todd\_Higgins](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/todd_higgins/32/34926_2.png) [@Todd\_Higgins](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Todd_Higgins)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tucked-away/33889/1 "2023-03-05T20:29:32Z")

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![Tucked Away](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/b/b/bb692481076cb2d398c6e286ef04247311f55080.jpeg)

Moss and button cap mushrooms grow in the wet woodlands along the Yoba River trail.

### Specific Feedback and Self-Critique

Any feedback is welcome. I have gone a little overboard with focus stacking recently, so I felt like trying some shallow depth of field. I think it helps draw the viewer into the image.

### Technical Details

1/8 sec. @ f 5  
200mm, ISO 100

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**Author:** ![Mike\_Friel](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mike_friel/32/28003_2.png) [@Mike\_Friel](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mike_Friel)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 4:48am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tucked-away/33889/2 "2023-03-06T04:48:40Z")

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This is beautiful, Todd. I especially like the diagonal flow. The only small suggestion I’d make is to tone down a little bit the green oof moss along the top left. Otherwise, spot on!

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/tucked-away/33889/3 "2023-03-06T19:13:08Z")

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Todd, I think your use of dof here looks very good as it “spotlights” the little mushrooms nicely. Personally, I’d like to see the bottom of the highest shroom sharp, but that’s a photog’s choice issue. I do agree about burning-in the oof greens at the top.