Hamadryads fungus diary

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

During Sundays stroll in my favourite location i found a rather nice clump of Laetiporus sulpherus, I went back today to catch it fully out but the sudden cooler weather has slowed it down so going to add these as it develops so we can see it grow in 2 day stages!

Sunday

Tuesday

I am also pretty excited (and i know this is very, VERY sad and anoraky!) about a large P. squamosus bracket that is riddled with lots of tiny fragile grubs with a mucos coating that dries and results in them dieing when removed from the moist fruit body.

 

If you look closley at the photos youll see the fine bore holes and a small white grub, the flesh of this bracket is now just a mess! This could be yet another new species, dependant on a fruit body, but we shall see when they hatch!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Well, its finaly formed! first two picks from friday, last three from this afternoon. Its still not quiet fully operational but were definatley close now!

 

I only hope my disguising these with brush continues to help them evade the attentions of young BMX vandels that frequent the place.

 

 

 

 

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I think I am finaly happy about the shots ive taken of these two fruits! 300 or so shots over a two week period and think Ive got at long last the quality of image i seek. laetiporus sulphureus has to be one of if not the most photogenic of fungi:thumbup1:

 

Youll have to excuse the mug shot, this is for my fathers benifit as I have introduced him to AT just to keep up to date with all im doing and he said I need to scale into my shots!

 

I hid these brackets with brush but have removed this now, so that others may discover them, they should have had time to sporalate now, the vandals can do no harm!

 

I hope I havent bored you all:blushing: with my continued posting of these brackets!

 

 

 

 

 

[Albedo]

Just a quick Question H. Do you shoot in JPEG, or RAW then tweek.

 

I vaguely remember you said you had some bog standard camera, but you being a photographer, I'm interested in your opinion on this anyway.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Just a quick Question H. Do you shoot in JPEG, or RAW then tweek.

 

I vaguely remember you said you had some bog standard camera, but you being a photographer, I'm interested in your opinion on this anyway.

 

I shoot in JPEG as its just a little compact, but new camera (D5) I will shoot both formats simaltaneously.

 

I dont like altering images, I like to get them right naturaly, but who knows what trickery i will learn with my new camera and photoshop!

[Albedo]

I shoot in JPEG as its just a little compact, but new camera (D5) I will shoot both formats simaltaneously.

 

I dont like altering images, I like to get them right naturaly, but who knows what trickery i will learn with my new camera and photoshop!

 

Cheers H, I'm gonna google D5 now just to see what your'e up to:001_smile:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Cheers H, I'm gonna google D5 now just to see what your'e up to:001_smile:

 

Then google canon D5 mk II, awsome dude!

 

then once I have a dissecting and a full micro trinocular scope i can add the camera to it and offer up spores and bassidia!

 

I cant wait!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Panus tigrinus

A saprobic wetland loving beauty!

 

 

 

I wish this was my job!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Well today was day 2 of a 4 week job, a site of 16 acres of vet oak and beech that we surveyed and evaluated in the winter months. I found on this site a beech with a limb socket wound, inside of which i saw some old stems from fruit bodies, at the time i was sure my ident was right, but today, well the Hama had a smile from ear to ear, the proverbial chesire cat.

 

No one could deny this was a good call!

 

Pholiota aurivella the golden scaley cap, simply on of my favourite fungi, i couldnt have been happier!

 

 

 

Auricularia mesenterica, The Tripe Fungus (dessicated state)

 

 

Ganoderma applanatum, the artists bracket (saprobic, here on Fagus sylvatica

 

[chris cnc]

lovin the Pholiota