Mushrooms And Fungi Of Any Kind

[Maximilian]

Hey it wasn't a criticism....them not being in flight means this is the right thread for them,

I‘m sitting here grinning, fully understanding your humor.
Otherwise I wouldn‘t have reacted with

 

[Nemorino]

Two more artistic attempts using the Rf 100 with the SAC set to +2:
Focus stack:

And a single shot:

Both @ f/2.8

 

[Maximilian]

Two more artistic attempts using the Rf 100 with the SAC set to +2:
Focus stack

Thanks for sharing, @Nemorino.
Really interesting effect, especially looking at the highlight rings and "cat eyes" in the first pic.

 

[Click]

Very artistic. Nicely done, Nemorino.

 

[ISv]

That was bad light?
OK perhaps the background isn't well lit, but I think that accentuates the mushrooms.

Which, I will note, are not in flight.

Depend on the region/soil properties they may somehow make you fly or get ill...

 

[Jethro]

Two more artistic attempts using the Rf 100 with the SAC set to +2:
Focus stack:
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Very 'dreamy' effect! Did you find the stack accentuated the 'bokeh bubbles'?

 

[Nemorino]

No, it makes the bokeh unusable if not edited. This is the background of the last picture of the stack put in by the brush tool of helicon focus.
But in my experience you have to do this with every stack if the BG is not totally blured.

 

[AlanF]

Pleated Inkcap

 

[Click]

This one looks like an umbrella. Lovely colour.

 

[ISv]

The rainy season is here - somewhat... These are from usually very dry place.

First two are Vascellum sp. (we have V. floridanum and V. lloydianum here - without microscope I hesitate to ID to species. First photo is of young fruitbodies the second is older.
Third is Polyporus arcularius
The last is something I never succeeded to ID - even to genus - and it's the most rare around.

 

[Maximilian]

A lot of work to do.
Some from late September, I now found the time to process.
I really liked the position and the moss surrounding the mushroom.

 

[Maximilian]

And two really tiny ones. I almost stepped on those.

 

[Click]

I really like the first series. Beautiful shots.

 

[Del Paso]

EF 16-35 F4 & 5 D IV

 

[Kit.]

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Lactarius deliciosus?

(Edible. Not really "delicious", although many people like it)

 

[Del Paso]

Lactarius deliciosus?

(Edible. Not really "delicious", although many people like it)

I think so, but didn't have enough time to take a closer look .( Iwas in a hurry, wife grew impatient after a very long hike )

 

[Maximilian]

And another few on a stub

 

[ISv]

I really like the first series. Beautiful shots.

Concerning the photos you are right...
But I prefer the second series because the fungus is much more rare ! These are relatively small and fragile mushrooms that dry pretty fast in some conditions (faster than the one in the first series!).

 

[ISv]

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I had a colleague from Spain (actually Catalonia) who gave me a recipe how to cook mushrooms from this group of Lactarius (unfortunately they do not exist in Hawaii

 

[ISv]

Lactarius deliciosus?

(Edible. Not really "delicious", although many people like it)

Looks more like L. deterrimus to me but without the color of the "milk" and bruising pattern it's hard to say. Important are the trees around: L. deterrimus is under Picea, L. deliciosus is under Pinus. In mixed woods - not reliable feature...
My favorite as a taste is L. sanguifluus - if you are lucky to collect in pine forest on calcareous grounds. You can't find it under spruce or neutral/acid soil. Mediterranean countries have also L. vinosus - very similar to L. sanguifluus and highly regarded as a taste.
With Lactarius you bhave to know how to cook them and by far not all red/orange milk species are "delicious".