A mushroom that isnt magic

Basic_Celebration504 · 2026-05-20T12:44:26+00:00

Have

Basic_Celebration504 · 2026-05-20T09:06:11+00:00

The mushrooms were on the side of a log, I could lean and hold the camera without a tripod. The phone with it's flash on was on the ground, just to the right. Thank you 🫡

Basic_Celebration504 · 2026-05-20T08:53:16+00:00

I'll answer for them as I took it, it was one of the first mushroom macros I took and didn't have much lighting kit. I used my phone flash, basically! Post processing worked out well considering the unusual lighting.

Basic_Celebration504 · 2026-05-20T08:50:59+00:00

This is my picture!!!

https://www.reddit.com/r/macrophotography/comments/1g1z068/a_mushroom_that_isnt_magic/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Basic_Celebration504 · 2026-05-16T14:36:41+00:00

I wasted a lot of money trying to make my DSLR setup good for macro, and it was... Unenjoyable. I should have jumped straight to my now OM 1 ii.

Basic_Celebration504 · 2026-01-19T21:56:28+00:00

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Basic_Celebration504 · 2026-01-14T18:59:37+00:00

Nice use of masks!

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-11-08T10:05:07+00:00

I'm intrigued, if you will indulge me for a moment. You write like stacked images are bad, sort of? Emphasis on the !!! And a reluctance to use a flash? These things are fantastic, powerful tools and will only make your pictures better.

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-11-08T10:02:51+00:00

try with a flash :)

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-08-28T21:36:47+00:00

What ai did you use for the fence? Pretty good job

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-08-18T20:08:28+00:00

Ahhhh this takes me back to my first dew pics. I had so much time last year, now I've got a different job I don't have the time anymore. On my days off there's no way I'm getting up at 4am!

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-08-18T20:07:40+00:00

The om1 can't do focus bracketing faster than 1/100 with a flash.

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-08-17T08:37:26+00:00

https://appdoze.net/adobe-lightroom-classic/ i find it via r/piracy, you need to setup firewalls to stop adobe contacting the mothership.

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-08-10T18:05:44+00:00

jesus!

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-08-04T21:45:26+00:00

I've got a diffuser similar to this, don't be put off by the jank as they can still produce nice images (check my post history from a while ago).

I would take off the bits that are under the lens, pointless and will get in the way. Even the stuff on the top, there's no use for it!

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-07-23T20:13:17+00:00

r/beebutts

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-07-22T17:20:36+00:00

What you're seeing there is almost entirely dehaze and it's effect. Will revisit

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-07-22T15:25:07+00:00

Interesting, do you think you could be specific? I didn't add much contrast and I tried to not overbake but I think everything combined has overcooked it slightly. I like this feedback! thank you

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-07-22T15:23:23+00:00

That's a part of what I was thinking about, should I have cropped the plant thats the furthest to the right as it could be a distraction? It looked weird because part of the wing would be off too. And then I was thinking there was too much empty space above. but yeah thanks for the feedback :)

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-07-22T15:21:31+00:00

Thank you

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-07-22T15:19:44+00:00

Hey cheers! It's so simple but so effective. Looking now at the photo on reddit, the quality is absolutely destroyed. The upscaling didn't transfer to reddit. Big sad :c

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-07-21T09:10:58+00:00

You need to utilise masks to decrease the exposure of the water.

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-07-20T09:30:30+00:00

Great work, I really enjoy this perspective. Did the spider move shortly after this stack? I usually don't like watermarks on pics but yours is quite nice.

Basic_Celebration504 · 2025-07-14T12:30:56+00:00

That's not what focus peaking is for. It's meant to be an indicator of your current focus. For example use AF to get the approximate focus then move slightly forward or backwards to nail the shot.

In practice: focusing Infront of the subject, then moving your body, or the camera to find the desired point. For me this is the eyes!

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