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They say variety is the spice of life. Then Fungi must be spice! I had only an hour to hunt before work today but what a rewarding safari it was. A bit further down the rivulet than the other day, I bagged a few fine trophies and then found something rather special!
But first, in order of shots on the way …
Not that these aren’t special, right?
I was astonished to find this large wonderful cluster of pink fungi flowing down a crack in a log lying down the bank in prime condition, clearly tended to by faeries!
Below is a background shot from the S20 showing my Macro setup – not that the tripod is exactly set up, but you do what you’ve got to do! Sometimes the camera is directly on muddy ground, levelled with a stick. Luckily the EM1 II is “weather proof” and doesn’t mind being gently hosed off.
There was fungi literally everywhere! Though they weren’t all this pretty, it was a task to not step on them at times. Much of the ground was covered with thin spaghetti like fungi.
Eyes eagerly darting about, I easily spotted my next prey. A few smatterings of bright fire orange coral fungi, though small, were hard to miss. Shot taken.
Next, as I honed in on my ultimate reward, I spotted this sneaky slime mould on the underside of a log.
And finally, just a tease of my super special find ….
Continued next post …. 😛
Thanks for visiting and viewing,
Cheers from Tone, Tasmania.
All images shot with Olympus EM1 II, 60mm macro lens, 15 images focus stacked in camera, only minimal sharpening and slight level adjustment applied in Photoshop, resize and watermarked.
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They are so amazing, beautiful photos!
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Thanks John, some lucky finds in a short time 🙂
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These are really beautiful photos. I love the orange against the three skinny brown ones.
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Thanks Anneli, I’ve seen coral fungi before, but not this small and fine … or bright orange! Was quite a treat!
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Fungi have such a variety of shapes, designs, and colours. Makes for good photo ops.
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I we.t back down there thismorning but the blue ones are past their best now, it’s been too dry.
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Timing!
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Pink, spaghetti and coral fungi! Fabulous finds! Tasmania must be the fungi capital of the world!
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I honestly don’t know but we do have plenty of variety, I’m glad you enjoyed them 😀
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Those photos are amazing. The fungi are mini works of art. Thanks
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Thanks, it’s always fun trying to find interesting compositions and often challenging place the camera where I want it to capture their natural beauty.
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These are incredibly beautiful….
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Thanks Marie, so glad you enjoyed them, they are pretty special 🙂
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While I love the photos, I love your narrative even more, putting me right in the scene with you!
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Thanks again, I often struggle with what to write, occasionally it just flows so I go with it, sometimes after placing the photos when I’m stuck for words. I appreciate your encouragement, it lets me know I’m on the right track – for you at least 😀
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