It's a bit too bright - the edges of the mushrooms are almost blown out and there are almost white patches on the ground, but the clarity and overall composition is very nice.

A good attempt, but the OOF log in the bottom right corner is distracting, You can crop quite a bit off the bottom, and right side, leaving the stump in the background in the photo, a little off the left. This will follow the rule of thirds.

Thanks for your comments!! really appreciated, cropped and darkened a bit.
Its better indeed I think.

absolutely

great angle, DOF is just a little too shallow, IMO

Great photo, just a bit too blurry. It would have been better with more focus on the cap.

Backwards to please, I'm sure...
Very rich colors and a unique subject.

It's technically a beautiful photograph, but in my opinion you were not all that close to the ground when you took it.

couldn't have been much closer to the ground...I was laying on my stomach

fair enough, sorry for doubting you.

I have to agree with Kiwi, this does not, regardless of your reply, give the impression of being shot from ground level. did you mow the grass short in front of the camera, or were you propped on your elbows, I think the latter is the case personally.

elbows or even squatting according to the contest brief is fine.
Nice shot, Author

Thank you all for your comments...the tree is actually only a meter or so tall at it's highest point and my angle is clearly below that. I normally have a power handle attached to a full sized DSLR and even when setting the camera directly on the ground, the lens is a few inches off the ground. The grass was fairly short, but I was laying down and shooting.

Great capture, I almost expect to see him chew chew chewing really fast...
Really nice lighting without being too bright or too dim.

beautiful, great shot, a friend of yours or did you just get lucky?

Actually, this is a baby wild rabbit shot at 80mm, so I was quite close. I spotted this little fellow eating at a park while out doing street photography and low-crawled to within a meter or so. Since it was so young, it froze instead of running away...

Impressive! They're not easy to capture. Especially, I imagine, while laying on your belly!