Thanks. It’s just different qualities of light at different times if the day. The first was quite early when the light was low and golden, the other was later in the morning and much cooler light.
I'll have shoot vicariously through you, because we have too many cougars (mountain lion/puma) in our area to be laying down on the ground in the forest!
Blimey, that's a bit of an occupational hazard. Luckily we don't really have any wildlife that wants to eat us here in the UK. But it must be tempting to get out an photograph the cougars? Thanks for watching.
I absolutely adore woodland photography and specifically mushrooms but I really need a lot of practice. This video was so incredibly well put together with stunning examples and such helpful information. Thank you very much, Scott. Have a wonderful weekend. -Jody
Another most informative video. I’ve learnt so much from your videos. In watching your videos, I’ve form a view that I want to be the photographer that captures you with all you beanies. Beanies and beards definitely has my interest.
🤣🤣🤣 I'd kind of love that. As a photographer, I'm always the guy behind the camera and never end up in anybody else's photos myself. (Maybe this is a good thing). But I've got to have hats - hats of all varieties. They keep my long hair out of my eyes. Thanks for watching. (And for volunteering)
Covering the dead little mushroom with leaves instead of uprooting it is very smart of you to do. I love the clearing and the preparation of the scrne for that lovely mushroom 🍄
I discovered your channel recently and am loving it. Each video is packed with practical advice. This one is a college course condensed into one video. Love that you take the time to explain the reasons behind everything. I've been photographing for many years but there is always something new to learn. Bravo!
Another excellent video,autumn is one of my favourite times of the year with less people about a great chance to get some shots in.Macro,fungi and woodland is such a good combination.
Thank you, Scott, for this video. The wildlife refuge where I take most of my pictures becomes a fungi paradise over the next 4 months. I am now looking for that handy LED light panel you use in this video. I can absolutely use that. The part of this video where you focused on dressing the scene was very interesting. Thank you sharing that. I try not to disturb anything but what you shared made great sense and did not hurt anything. Great video.
Thank you Tamara. Good luck with your mushrooms. About your previous request to look at your photos - what’s the best way to send you my thoughts? You’re doing very well, by the way, to be getting shots like that after such a short time.
@@WalksOnTheWildSide Good Morning, Scott. Oh my, I look forward to your thoughts. Thank you for the one you stated here. Are you able to DM me via IG? I will try to IG you my email, if that would be easier. I look forward to hearing t=from you. : )
I've really come to look forward to your videos because I never fail to learn something. I love photographing mushrooms but am terrible at identifying them so I treat them all as inedible. If you make a mistake with some of the ones we have here in New York and taste the wrong one, you won't get another chance!
Thanks you so much. It’s the same here really. The first picture I showed has two other very similar mushrooms. Of the three, two are delicious and one is poisonous. It’s not worth the risk of eating one unless I’m out with a skilled forager. Good luck with your mushrooms and thanks for watching.
your first video i have seen , loved it lots of info and techniques , thanks what body are you using ?, i have just ordered a led light panel was gonna use my flash but this is a much better ideas
Cheers Danny. Glad you enjoyed it. I use the Sony A9. Flash is very mush in macro where the subject is moving, such as an insect, much for flowers and mushrooms, I much prefer a light panel. Have fun with it and thanks for watching.
Hi Scott,, Loving your videos as always. I have noticed since your last video your skin tone and video colour grading is bit orange and reddish tone to it. If this is what you intend then its all good. Just giving you some feedback.
Hey Samarth, thanks for watching as always. Glad you liked it. You have a keen eye - I used to use a custom colour profile with a custom white balance for video footage. Then I switched back to auto white balance a couple of videos ago entirely by accident - but I just left it on that. I’ll play around with it.
Hi Will. I haven't made a video on focus stacking. I don't do it very often and when I do, it tends to be more for landscapes. So, although I could make a video on stacking, you're probably better served by someone who does it more regularly than I do. There are lots of videos out there on focus stacking. Thanks for the suggestion though and thanks for watching.
Hi Scott, was trying to photo some mushrooms at the weekend, not very successfully, but could you give me a link to the led light, as I realise it would improve my photos. Love your videos, I am learning such a lot, and really enjoy your calm style of explaining. Many thanks.
Hi Marg. Thank you so much, I'm glad you like them. Here's the link to the model I used in this video. You can get really expensive ones, but something cheap like this one will do the job nicely. I chose this particular model because it runs on the same batteries as an old camera I had, but it also takes AA batteries too. amzn.to/3SH7174 Thanks for watching.
Love fungi😍😍 Great vlog/tutorial Scott! It’s funny because a few months ago I captured a fly agaric too but I had my 35mm f/1.4 on. It was in someone’s garden and I didn’t wanna lie on their lawn under a tree for too long lol. Really liked the “dress the scene” concept. I do that from time to time when e.g. an annoying blade of grass is in the way :) Again , great job & nice images mate!😉
Cheers Peter. Did they know you were there? 35mm would probably be a great focal length for a mushroom of that size. At 90mm I had to move quite a way back. Thanks again.
@@WalksOnTheWildSide not sure if they knew but a sight of some creepy mofo with some contraption under the pine tree taking pics of the fungi might have been unsettling to some haha. Yes the focal length of 35mm is great, I just really wanted to capture the textural detail of the cap:)
For those who think it's controversial to move distracting objects or even bring in new ones. Landscape photographers go into photoshop and remove distracting objects, portrait photographers use back drops, what is wrong with tidying up a little and adding a back drop in macro ?
