A gorgeous bolete sits in a spotlight of sun trailside. This was on another part of the Ice Age Trail - the Underdown segment. I should have gone earlier in the season since it is mushroom central at the end of August, but I forgot and got there late. There wasn’t much color in the scene, so I decided to to a monochrome conversion.
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I left the bg really dark for dramatic purposes. Too much?
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Is this a composite: No
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Processed in Lr for a little bit of a crop and a whole lot of tonalities management. Texture & clarity added and the usual sharpening & nr. Ps to remove some distractions.
Dramatic lighing! The BG isn’t too dark for me. There is a bit of subtle detail in it and it sets off the perfectly-exposed highlight on the bolete. The detail on it carries over the the shaded side very well.
I’m not sure what species it is, @Diane_Miller - I didn’t even try to ID it, but I suppose I can give it a go. Glad the lighting works for you. I did a lot of massaging if you know what I mean. The basic contrast was there, but needed finesse.
