Name: Ria Bloemendaal
Picture title: Mushrooms in the Spotlight
Nationality: Dutch
Occupation: Retired Remedial Educationalist

Ria:
‘I took this photo in October 2021 at the Wamberg Estate in Berlicum, Netherlands. It was three o'clock in the afternoon and the natural light was not special. My eye fell on these two little mushrooms. In the foreground was a seedling of an American oak. It seemed as if the American oak gave shelter to the little mushrooms, which really captured my imagination. I used a fill light to brighten the mushrooms and it brought out a beautiful orange glow of the brown beech leaf in the foreground.’

Technical information:
Canon 6D
Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro
ISO 100
f/2.8
1/20sec
Accessories: A rice bag
Post processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom

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