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<p>Hi,<br> if it hadn't been for the Nature Forum I honestly wouldn't care much for mushrooms. Now I 'm much more aware of them, so yesterday I found some in the nearby forrest. It was a cloudy and foggy day with much moisture on the ground and in the air. I don't recognise the species of the mushrooms but what impressed me most was how small the (visual) difference it was between the fallen and rotting leaves and the brown mushrooms. While the photo depicts the chaos on the forrest floor it represents for me the endless circle of life.</p><div></div>

<p>Last leaf 'standing'.</p> <div></div>

<p>Remembering summer...</p><div></div>

<p>Another one, more abstract...</p><div></div>

<p>Still using my 200-400mm VR as a macro lens.</p><div></div>

<p>Snake © in a terrarium.</p><div></div>

<p>Second, a wild carrot.</p><div></div>

<p>Hi,<br> first a photo of alpine territory.</p><div></div>

<p>Pelican - detail.</p><div></div>

<p>A heron in the zoo.</p><div></div>

<p>I was visiting the zoo while it was raining. This heron was unmoved by the weather.<br /> To explain the (C ?) in the caption: the heron was standing in the penguin enclosure, so I am not sure if it was captive or if the heron was just the opportunist bird enjoying the food offered to the penguins.</p><div></div>

<p>Nikon D750 with 50mm 1.8 lens, wide open. Processed like an IR photo.</p><div></div>

<p>Hi,<br> it's my D750 with a modified lens again. Hope you like the photo.</p><div></div>

<p>This zebra was posing as a model in a zoo.The photo was made with Lumix FZ1000 at approximately 330mm equivalent focal length.<br> Hope you like the photo. Comments wellcome.</p><div></div>

<p>Hi,<br> I met this rattlesnake (I presume) in a terrarium (captive). Through the glass I made this photo at 100mm (equivalent) focal length with my Lumix FZ1000. <br> Hope you like the photo. Comments wellcome.</p><div></div>

<p>Hi,<br> my photo shows a dwarf carline thistle or a silver thistle. The legend goes this flower is forecasting the weather. If it is open in the evening, the next day will be sunny or at least dry, if it is closed in the evening, in the night or the next day it will be raining. Well, in the most cases the flower's forecast is correct.</p><div></div>

<p>@Andrew: no, it's not a Petzval lens, it is a ~40 years old Helios lens (it came with a Zenit camera for about 15$). I dismantled the lens and then mounted the front lens element in a different orientation. You can sure get those lenses cheap and there is not much work changing the lens elements. But since these lenses were made in a lot of different versions it's a lot of trial and error involved - some versions produce more unusual bokeh and some don't - usually the older the lens the better are the chances for a successfull modification. I'm convinced you can satisfy your GAS and have a lot of fun while not spending a lot of money.</p>

<p>Second photo was made with Nikon D750 and a modified soviet 58mm lens. It is quite weird but I find it interesting ;-). What do you think?</p><div></div>

<p>My first picture was made with a Nikon D750 and 200-400mm f/4 (as a 'macro' lens).</p><div></div>

<p>Hi, for a similar effect (as in the link the OP provided) you could try the <strong>Brenizer method</strong>. With stiching multiple photos you could simulate the effect of a ultra fast lens. Google for examples and see if it works for you. So you may not need to buy a new lens but to adopt a new technique.<br> Hope this helps.</p>

<p>My vision of a summer meadow.</p><div></div>

<p>So be it. My abstract contribution ;-) <br> Hope you like it.</p><div></div>

<p>A sunflower, as seen through a modified soviet lens. The background seems fuzzy as the PN 2.0 version ;-)</p><div></div>

<p>An nearby meadow in summer.</p><div></div>

<p>This hairy figure (actually an alien with four eyes with long white 'hair') was visiting a nearby meadow and allowed me to take a picture.<br /> Hope you'll like it (the picture) and him(?) (the little figure).</p><div></div>