# Turkey Tails, Trametes Versicolor **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** plant-life\ **Created:** [March 30, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/turkey-tails-trametes-versicolor/27629 "2022-03-30T22:19:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_Jacobson](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/don_jacobson/32/3170_2.png) [@Don\_Jacobson](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Don_Jacobson)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/turkey-tails-trametes-versicolor/27629/1 "2022-03-30T22:19:02Z")
![Turkey Tails, Trametes Versicolor](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/1/0/106a2d804543ed428508bf1fef73b7966aa1be6d.jpeg) It had four years since I was able to hike the McCord Cr trail because of the Eagle Cr fire. I didn’t know what to expect or what I would find. There were lots of downed logs with lots of shelf fungus growing on them. I am not sure they can be considered flora, but here they are. ### Specific Feedback Requested Any comments are appreciated. ### Technical Details Is this a composite: No Canon R5, 100mm macro, f/29, 1/250, iso 400 ###### ---
**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/turkey-tails-trametes-versicolor/27629/2 "2022-03-30T22:26:49Z")
It certainly is flora - if it grows it goes as we say. I’m a terrible person to hike with because I photograph a lot of mushrooms. These are so terrific. A nice grouping and I like that you’ve oriented them edge upwards. Was the scene naturally this dark? It looks natural, but you could probably brighten things a bit and not lose any detail. ---
**Author:** ![David\_Bostock](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_bostock/32/34921_2.png) [@David\_Bostock](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Bostock)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/turkey-tails-trametes-versicolor/27629/3 "2022-03-30T22:32:04Z")
Wow, don, this is so cool. The colors are spectacular. I like the saturation of the colors. Glad that McCord Cr trail is now open again. I’ll have to hike it later this spring. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Jacobson](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/don_jacobson/32/3170_2.png) [@Don\_Jacobson](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Don_Jacobson)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/turkey-tails-trametes-versicolor/27629/4 "2022-04-11T20:45:28Z")
Thank you for your comments. I have gone back and forth with lightening the subject. I tend to like things darker than most photographers, That said, when I looked at a print I made, the subject was a little lighter than the image posted and I liked the print. ---
**Author:** ![Allen\_Brooks](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/allen_brooks/32/390_2.png) [@Allen\_Brooks](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Allen_Brooks)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/turkey-tails-trametes-versicolor/27629/5 "2022-04-11T21:07:57Z")
Looks familiar! You submitted this at the NPPNW meeting. I happened to be one of the judges in plant life. I don’t recall the exact score, but I had it in the 80s. Now, I can tell you “in person” what a great image it is. Love the colors and patterns.