Macro mushroom madness!

Challenge #27 in the Eclectic series. Hosted by Ro13.

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Slimes, molds and mushrooms! Please discuss your technique and especially lighting since shrooms are notoriously hard to light properly

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Lonesome shroom

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I was walking in my yard and noticed this little 2" cutie in the grass. I had to place my camera on the ground and flip up the screen to shoot this in live view looking down at the screen. (the advantage to having a Sony 350 DSLR)

Camera:	Sony Alpha DSLR-A350
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Submitted:	Friday, 23rd July, 2010 22:11 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 6th September, 2008
Focal length:	90 mm
Shutter speed:	1/160 sec
Aperture:	F5
ISO:	100
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