Learning Mushroom Photography: Dreamy Woodland Blewits

I’ve recently become interested in proper photography, so it took me a while to understand all the formats, settings, and terminology. Some of the Hivers here are incredibly skilled, and I thought I’d have a little go myself. I've been reading the manual and learning as I go.

I was genuinely excited to put my new knowledge into practice today using my Pentax K10D.
I went to the woodland (along with my homemade cheat sheet), and as I walked in, I was really hoping to find some mushrooms to photograph.

Just a few steps into the woods, I came across a pile of mown grass on the side of the path.

In one sunlit patch, there was a beautiful little troop of mushrooms, like they had been set up just for me. Lol, nature was being nice! I felt so grateful and excited!

I set up my camera, composed the shot, and took the photos. And yes, I had my cheat sheet with me, lol.

These mushrooms were a stunning violet-purple, commonly known as the wood blewit (Lepista nuda).

There were two larger ones and several smaller ones underneath and more a bit further.

These were the smaller mushrooms from the troop

I noticed the baby mushrooms weren’t as vibrant yet, so I think I’ll come back in a couple of days for another shoot, if the deer don’t find them first. They usually get to them before I do!