Mushrooms And Fungi Of Any Kind

Yes, in fact the camera was touching the floor and no tripod was used.

Also R5 and Laowa 15mm macro, first a stack of 13 frames

and one @ f/32 and sharpened by Topaz
Nice photos and perspective, again.
Funny, I would have expected the stacked one to be the one with the sharper BG.
The one with the blurred BG looks better for me.
 
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It depends on the number of frames used for the final image.
Of cause the blurred subject will cover the BG and create a halo often seen in stacked pictures.
It is also a question of taste. This one is made of 22 frames of the same stack
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Yes, in fact the camera was touching the floor and no tripod was used.

Also R5 and Laowa 15mm macro, first a stack of 13 frames
View attachment 212939
and one @ f/32 and sharpened by Topaz
View attachment 212938
sometimes, I'm not only resting it in the dirt, I flip it upside down to get an even lower angle I didn't realize Topaz can correct diffraction from f/32 so well. Of course you know, they look great!
 
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Yes! They are called "exudate" and are secreted by the fungus. No water drops. And in some species they could be colorful!
I found an example with red in October. I think it's somewhat unsettling at first I though it looked like some kind of ruby, but then it made me think of blood. Just a few weeks too early for Halloweens
 
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After a 5-6 days of rain (the winter is here!) I just decided to attach the 200-500 and hunt mushrooms! On some occasions I over estimated the MFD of the lens - easily to see in the photos (not sharp, less resolution!). As I see in the IExif files it's just 1cm but it makes a lot of difference!

1. Gymnopus menehune (described from Hawaii, could be endemic)
2. Gymnopus luxurians (very old and contaminated - I'm not sure of the ID!)
3-5. Copelandia (Panaeolus) sp. There are 4-5 species of Copelandia (subgenus of Panaeolus now) here, plus some real Panaeolus. All Copelandia are potent halucinogenic!
6. Pluteus sp. One of several Pluteus sp. here, very under-researched.
7-10. Limacella sp. No body knows (so far!) what species it is! Different stages of development.

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