I went for a walk through the woods looking for morels. I didn't find any, but I tried to get creative capturing the fungi I did find with my phone camera. Here are a few selections converted to monochrome and edited using GIMP.
Above: I believe this is a variety of amanita pushing aside a piece of bark as it sprouts from the forest floor.
Below: these tiny shelf mushrooms were sprouting from a deteriorating OSB shed wall with remnants of white paint providing a contrast to the deep gray weathered wet wood beneath and pale fungi.
Bottom image: this small white mushroom looks glossy from the moisture it has accumulated, and the contrasting smoothness with the rough ground of old pine needles intrigues me. I held my phone at ground level, and hoped for the best after snapping several photos. This one turned out well.
I think this is the first time I have tried posting in this community or as part of the Monomad challenge. Constructive criticism is welcome. I make no claim to professionalism in photography or image editing.
