Incandescent

**Wicked Dark** · 08-19-2011, 08:57 AM

Yesterday I spent a few hot, sweaty hours in the woods looking for newts. I only saw one, but the photos are crap. Then I spied some lovely indian pipe at a stage I haven't photographed yet, but I couldn't manage anything in the scene and fought and struggled my way to no useful images. Just when I was ready to give up, I found this -

Somehow the switch got flipped from suck to not-suck and I worked the scene like mad, hoping the dappled sunlight would stay where it was. Lo and behold, it did. Phew.

And even if I hadn't gotten anything, the day wouldn't have been a total waste. I found a potential sunrise location for when the irises are blooming again. Cool.

**Hillbillygirl** · 08-19-2011, 09:07 AM

Love the look of this WD. Beautiful.

**Wicked Dark** · 08-19-2011, 09:12 AM

thanks HBG. I did a lot of work on this one.

**Marko** · 08-19-2011, 10:22 AM

Lovely vibrant colour on the shroom.

**Iguanasan** · 08-19-2011, 10:40 AM

Marko took the words right out of my mouth. The colour is just awesome!

**QuietOne** · 08-19-2011, 02:59 PM

It's said that you're rewarded for perseverance. It just isn't said how you'll be rewarded. Not only nice colors on the 'shroom, but nice contrast from the leaf litter.