At first glance, it was an unassuming patch of woodland: damp leaves, a fallen log, a few pale mushrooms most walkers would barely register. But drop the camera to ground level, push an ultra-wide lens to its limits and start stacking focus, and an ordinary-looking forest starts to transform.
Shot from beneath the fungi at 16mm, this image exaggerates scale, bends perspective and pulls the viewer straight into the scene, with razor-sharp detail running from the delicate gills in the foreground to the mist-softened trees beyond. It’s a reminder that sometimes the most compelling landscapes aren’t found by going bigger or higher; but by getting lower, closer and more technically precise.
