Brown-Capped Woodland Mushroom

A brown-capped mushroom is growing from damp, decaying wood near the lower right of the frame. The pale beige cap has small soil flecks and a fibrous, vertically striated stem that is softly lit against a deep, nearly black background with blurred pale foliage behind it. Fine dirt marks on the cap and the stem's gentle curve are clearly visible, giving the mushroom a slightly weathered, well-traveled look.