Our recent showers of rain have resulted in these little wonders popping up all over our lawn. There is a large variety of shapes yet all are rather small. It's been quite pleasant to observe them, unlike the weather forecast for next few days which includes words like heavy rain, damaging winds and flood watch. I'm certainly hoping and praying we won't be in for a repeat of last month's far-too-close floods (or worse). Other areas of our country are battling bush fires even today.
*Photographic note: My Raynox macro conversion lens was used for each of these. Photos #3 and #6 were taken with my DSLR+50mm+Raynox. All the others were taken with my fixed lens Lumix + Raynox.
(I took some of these late yesterday and the rest this morning. I was enjoying photographing these fungi while some of our children were playing cricket with a tennis ball nearby. One stray shot hit the Raynox, snapping the lug which broke recently. That was the end of yesterday's macros! Superglue to the rescue again and I was able to use the Raynox again this morning.)
Sharing at Weekly Top Shot, I Heart Macro, Macro Monday.
64 comments:
Love the details that your great macro lens has captured. Hope that your rains do not amount to very much. How awful, the cross between flooding and those terrible fires.
OK, these are really remarkable shots. That first one seriously enchants me.
The first two have a translucent quality. All of these are beautiful. What a treat to have these crop up, just begging to be photographed. :)
You and I must have been thinking alike Karen. I was out photographing the same thing yesterday but didn't get the wonderful results that you did. Yours look amazing.
I hope the weather is kind to you. The rain has gone here but now we have very strong winds.
Ohh..these are breath-taking shots! Great pictures and they all look simply wonderful. If I can say this, the Lumix + Raynox show much depth. Superb!
These are really wonderful...... compliments Karen.
Greetings, Joop
E' la prima volta che vedo dei funghi trasparenti! Li ho sempre visti colorati, o di un colore unico o bianchi...hai come sempre colto degli ottimi dettagli, ottimo lavoro, Karen!
Cinzia
Mam nadziję, że nie będziecie znowu przeżywać zagrożenia powodzią. Życzę tego z całego serca. Zdjęcia grzybów są cudowne. Pozdrawiam cieplutko.
I hope that you will not experience the risk of flooding again. I wish it with all my heart. Photos of mushrooms are wonderful. Regards warm.
Superb shots! The first ones are really amazingly beautiful.
Greetings
Gorgeous images!;)
Could that first mushroom shot be any more amazing? Wow - stunning work!
How lovely! The first two mushrooms are so delicate and lovely. Your shots are stunning. Have a wonderful day!
Awesome photos! Beautiful!
Karen these are truly magnificent images.
Beautifully done!
Everything about these photos make me happy. Can you see me smiling. They are macro shots at its best..
Hugs~
Beautiful and amazing!! :)
Very nice pictures of these mostly small creatures.
J&C
Good serie but your first picture is excellent like a fairytale.
Greetings,
Filip
Photographing is quite an adventure at your place ;-) Hurrah for superglue!
LOVE the little mushrooms, sooooo adorable!
Bye,
Marian
I love the first picture!
Sincerely
Astrid
I have never seen a fungus like that first one. Quite ethereal. Hope the weather does not develop into more flooding.
Fabulous shots!!! And how interesting the first two mushrooms are...so translucent!!!
wonderful the view ants see each day... watch out for stray balls
~ great shots
~Our toadstools are still hiding under a blanket of snow!
Like illustrations from a fairy story book! Beautiful!
wonderful macros. I particularly like the first one with the water droplet. Wonderful work with your macro conversion lens. I have a close up filter that does a great job too.
Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Have a wonderful week.
Just lovely. xx
Absolument merveilleux !!
I like being here at ground level, brings me "down to earth" where we should all be, marvelling at nature's beauty.
Preciosas fotografías, gran captura de los detalles! Un abrazo grande.
We thank God for superglue...and for healthy active kids! LOL. Here's hoping that you only get a shower and a breeze! No more disasters!
Those are tiny treasures. So glad you took the time to notice them.
gorgeous macro shot. Love them all.
The first one is soooo beautiful (the fungi and the photograph)! ;-)
I love these photos!
And you are a good advertisement for this macro conversion lens... I may have to look into one. :)
amazing fungi!!!
Excellent photos! I would have difficulty with my camera to get this close to the ground.
These are lovely pictures. The first two look almost translucent.
I'm a new follower from Weekly Top Shot.
I feel like I have just visited a magical fairy kingdom.
Very cool shots! I can imagine you on the ground taking them!
A great serie of macros!
Well done!
Excellent macro shots for WTS ~ glad you were able to fix your camera ~ ^_^
These photos should be in a book! They are glorious!
Wow! These images are incredible! After viewing these, I want to take my image off the list.
Have a great weekend,
Bev
fantastic macros+good to hear you could do diy-repair!
awesome shroom pix!
really beautiful images!!!
~Linda
These are delightful.
The first one is top notch with the droplets on the blade in the background...wonderful shots all♫ My Top Shot effort: http://lore-eleven.blogspot.com/2013/02/tic-tac-toe-skyscapes.html
Oh my gosh, those images, especially the first one... are incredibly delicate... amazing! Thank you for sharing on Weekly Top Shot #71!
These are so beautiful! Some of them look like images from a fairy tale, so tiny and delicate. I hope you didn't get terribly wet and dirty as you moved in for these shots. (Visiting from Weekly Top Shot.)
What wonderful photographs. They are really beautiful.
Wow, great macros, love the greens. Well done !
Wow! Great pics! I love mushroom-photographs.
Gorgeous shots! I especially like the almost translucent mushrooms in the first shots.
Fantastic series! I love the first picture!
Beautiful mushrooms! They have a "magical" look about them in your photos! They also seem so peaceful, hidden away from all but your eyes and camera!
Wow ! Wow ! What a lovely serie but my favorite is definitely the first one !
I love all these shots!! Especially the first shot with the little waterdrop! I am such a sucker for waterdrops!
I'm sure that's where the fairies live!! Stunning images!
Absolutely amazing - love it!
Olá,
Es pe ta cu lar!!!
Bjs fraternos de paz
These are all just gorgeous. I especially love the white ones. They are almost see through!
BELÍSSIMAS!!Parabéns!beijos,chica
Excellent captures and very beautiful.
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