Forest Mushrooms

Some tiny forest mushrooms that caught my attention while on a shoot

in my local mountains. The sun was just peeking through evergreen

foliage and illumination and shadows changed constantly.

Nicely done. There is a diffused glow on the mushrooms  and other portions of the image and I am still trying to decide if I like that.

Tony:

   Yes, I'm still trying to decide if I like the glow, too. Which is why I wanted some opinions.

    The light on these little guys was very soft, just a hint of sunlight through some Doug Fir. The sun was of course moving so the beam patterns were too, so I kept making exposures (this is actually a blend, too). Back at the computer I was disappointed that none of the shots had that soft, velvety look. I must have 10 hours in this shot, trying to get back that feeling. What you see includes a couple of different glow techniques (selectively masked) plus a bit of Orton. It's heavy-handed but IMHO is better than w/o. It's difficult to believe, but the image, including the mushroom caps, retains full detail even with the glows. At 100% there is amazing detail.

Enen simple but well composed.  The mushrooms lined up diagonally which make the picture more attractive. The light is very good and soft.  Learning.  Best regards,