Oy,oy,oy…Playing with my food… Oyster Mushroom-Pleurotus ostreatus
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01.02.2023 Macro Mono Monday
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I thought mushroom gills but the image is unsettling for me. I usually don’t feel that way when seeing your photographs. The stems did it.
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Sorry this makes you uncomfortable, Sue. No stems here, just the edges of the caps but they do seem a bit like some writhing creature’s tentacles, I guess. I did not see them that way and only the shapes and textures were what I tried to express in the photograph.
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My first impression upon seeing the top of the image first was of an elephant’s trunk.
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You are consistent. The is the second iteration of the mushroom group and you said the same for the first.
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Yeah, an elephant never forgets.
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For some reason, this image made me uncomfortable. I finally decided it was because of its resemblance to intestines, or some sort of strange creature. I was glad to read it’s a mushroom!
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If you’ve ever had a piece or two of Kishka then you definitely would see intestines in this. I had it a lot as a child during Jewish holidays but always filled with kasha and not meat. Of course the same is true for most varieties of sausage.
Sue above had a similar reaction. Maybe we can combine the two into a mushroom stuffed sausage.
I made this image awhile back. At that time I made a slightly different version, a different composition, and you said it reminded you of making sausage with your grandmother.
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Cool!
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Artsy! Thanks, Eliza!
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Fascinating. Wishing you Happiness & Health in the New Year! 🎊🥂🍾
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Thank you. You also, Cindy!
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I had no idea what it could be, glad it was a mushroom! 😁
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It never occured to me that it could be some scary monster but with others seeing it as something like that I now see it too. Yeah, better it’s a mushroom. 🙂
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Love the abstract nature of this photograph – it’s very mysterious!
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Thanks, Ann! Most folks are not sure what it is so mysterious indeed. 🙂
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Apparently, I have little artistic imagination. My first thought on viewing was along the lines of butter, garlic and shallots.
Wonderful macrophotography! If I made New Years’ resolutions, one would be to gain expertise in the macro field. You continue to inspire.
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Butter, garlic and shallots may not have been my first thought but has crowded most others out at the moment, Wally. They with some fresh oyster mushrooms would certainly make a nice side dish.
I would like to see some macro work from you to go along with the excellent wildlife shots you share. This was in a light box with the 180 but I also have a Laowa specialized close up for greater than 1:1 that really allows for very close abstract work. Not too expensive either.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1399601-REG/venus_optics_ve2528c_laowa_25mm_f_2_8_2_5_5x.html
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Brings back memories of those famous peppers. It really is amazing some of the abstracts that are possible with food or other everyday objects.
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Channeling my inner Weston. 🙂 Years ago I saw a movie, “The Four Seasons” with a character who was obsessed with photographing vegetables.
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Looks like random body parts! 😄
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Well, Minor did say to do this. 🙂
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