Enchanted Night by Yangchen Lin

Thursday, 2nd October 2008

Enchanted Night

by Yangchen Lin

Bioluminescent mushrooms. D2X 4-minute exposure. True colour. No artificial light. No ‘photoshop’.

Yangchen Lin

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18 Comments

Katherine Lee Strassburg Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:44 am
Fungi fascinate me, so I LOVE this shot! I’m glad you told us there were no enhancements(I like my nature photos ‘pure’), but we’re still left wondering whether it was taken outdoors or in a lab–what season–what is actual size? The color is great–they look like tiny fairy dancers twirling their skirts.
Courtney Platt Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:51 am
Gorgeous! What a dream subject, glowing in it’s own light! Life holds spectacular surprises in the diversity of forms it has taken on our miraculous planet.
Ariel Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:54 am
Oh wow. I was surprised at first to hear that this was natural light. Bioluminescence rules! Just like this shot!
Anurag Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:26 am
You have really made me curious. where are they? why the luminiscence?
I’m hungry for knowledge!!!!
Anurag Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:38 am
Visited your website. — Amazing unbelieveable macros!!
Pauline Jones Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:15 am
I have never heard of bioluminescent mushrooms; where do you find them?
Larry Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Great Shot. Reminds me of a mystical dream.
planet lover Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:20 pm
What a glorious planet we live on! Very beautiful, delicate plants. Probably poisonous?
Malta Photography Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:31 pm
very interesting shot apart from the color I also like the depth of field used.
Marie Dunphy Harding Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Simple & Different for Earth Shots.
I like the change.
Renee Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Yes very different..but i like it. It is very neat!
Alex Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Gorgeous shot. Fantastic colors. Very artistic.
When photography really becomes art!
Congratulations!!!
Chris Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Trippy. So cool. That is very interesting. Feels like the underworld.
mark Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 4:15 pm
it’s very interesting but is it a great photo?
Kirk Jordan Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 5:57 pm
To Mark: “Great” is a word with multiple meanings. This is not a photo of a grand or “weighty” thing, but it is presented with superior skill. Beyond that, this certainly is a wonderful photo, as wonder occurs both on the grand scale and on the small. In as much as Yangchen Lin has shown us an amazing and seldom seen part of our Earth, it certainly deserves to be here. I am always pleased when the editors give us a wide range of photos to enjoy.
ollie Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:00 pm
heh “no photoshop”, I like that. It’s a very good shot. The bottom of that particular mushroom in the top left is very cool. Just wondering, what do they look like without the 4 minute exposure? Could i be walking in the woods and see them glowing like that?
Sue Gagnon Says:
October 2nd, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Excellent-ly compelling and intriguing photograph. Very interesting, and simply neat.
mark Says:
October 3rd, 2008 at 8:17 am
To each his own Kirk. Does every comment on this site have to be unreserved praise. To me it is an extremely interesting subject but I do not think it is a particularly good photograph. Purely as an image it does nothing for me, the only value lies in the fact that we are looking at bioluminescent mushrooms. But that is just my opinion and it isn’t worth much. I think the rest of Yangchen’s site is fantastic by the way.