Fungi photo competition- win hamas camera!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Ramaria spp. (could be stricta?) Fantastically coral like - growing on mulch of wood chippings. Photo taken with iPhone 4 camera !

 

"stricta" meaning upright, which this most certainly is, sharply and tightly upright:001_cool: the mulch layer is a dead give away too, this one LOVES a bit of heavy mulching.

[bjam1964]

Stumbled across a few more fungi today - sorry but not had time to look them up. The first two show a very pink fungi. The third picture was growing in a railway sleeper! The last in the middle of the lawn where we were working. Its amazing, once you start looking they are everywhere - literally under your feet. Hope you enjoy the pictures as much as I do taking them.

[Albedo]

Another Xlaria or Candlesnuff, the first one taken in captivity and the second in the wild. Very difficult to get the top, spore bearing, white bit to be not blown out.

[David Humphries]

Another Xlaria or Candlesnuff, the first one taken in captivity and the second in the wild. Very difficult to get the top, spore bearing, white bit to be not blown out.

 

 

Quality shots there

 

 

 

 

Do they require a special liscence to keep them in captivty?

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Another Xlaria or Candlesnuff, the first one taken in captivity and the second in the wild. Very difficult to get the top, spore bearing, white bit to be not blown out.

 

Thats one of the best fungal portraits ive ever seen, a difficult subject shot extremely well:001_cool:

 

I am very very impressed, ben putting in a lot of effort with that new camera and this just goes to show what is possible with it.

 

Not giving you the prize though!

[Albedo]

Thanks guys, made my day to get a pat on the back from both of the fung gurus,thats given me a bit of motivation that you don't get when you leave them sat on the hard drive.

 

I should make the point that moveing the fung for photo purposes is only done if they are abundant. This one lives in my little fung garden back in the wild and is still going strong.

 

I actually travelled a bit to photograph my first candlesnuff, returning to the site to try to get better shots, and now its everywhere, must be the most abundant fung around here.

 

Edit; I keep my fung handling licence with my waste carriers licence in my imaginary licence holder:001_smile:

Edited November 24, 2010 by Albedo

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Edit; I keep my fung handling licence with my waste carriers licence in my imaginary licence holder:001_smile:

 

Thats a handy reminder, got to get onto naturaL england for a liceance to handle hericiums:001_cool:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

last day tommorow, time to pick a winner soon, david what do you reckon?

 

good luck everyone, im not going to look through them all till tommorow, its going to be a big job! some great entries, and i hope youve all had some fun, i certainly have.

 

and for those who have discovered a new hobby/addiction/affliction welcome to the nuthouse, hook line and sinker!

[David Humphries]

last day tommorow, time to pick a winner soon, david what do you reckon?!

 

 

Yeah right, like I've got a spare 5 hours to sift through that lot.

 

 

I'll have a butch at some point today.

 

 

Good luck to all the fungoid freak wannabes

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Yeah right, like I've got a spare 5 hours to sift through that lot.

 

 

I'll have a butch at some point today.

 

 

Good luck to all the fungoid freak wannabes

 

 

 

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Lmao:lol:

 

You dont wanna pick the second and third best then!