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Until this week, I had only seen one or two Mycena Interupta at a time and gotten pretty excited with every find. Imagine my joy at discovering this single log, covered with them at varying stages of growth and decay!
The worst thing was I only had an hour down in the valley before work and I’d already spent 40 minutes before I found this. So, a few very quick compositions and I literally had to run!
The best thing is I know exactly where to go next time 😀 It’s also very close to where the tiny red slime moulds I photographed last year were – but there’s no sign of those now.
I took these on Thursday and haven’t had a chance to return but aim to again soon. As it hasn’t rained since, I don’t expect they will last very long.
I hope you enjoyed the madness as much as I enjoyed finding it!
Thanks for visiting.
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Great photos, a tiny world!
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Thanks John, these ones are tiny indeed! I wish I’d had more time to explore this little fungi forest and get some more photos. I hope to get back there soon.
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I also like your biking videos, coming down the hill was a good video.
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Thanks, I’m hoping to do a other one combining different angles with the camera 🙂
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That’s very inventive! Have a dandy upcoming week. 😎
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Cheers, you too! 😀
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They look so delicate, even the colour is soft and fragile. Lovely photos.
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Thanks Anneli, I do adjust the levels and add some vibrance to bring out the colour but try to keep it natural and not oversaturated so as to not loose detail. The pattern in the cap is deep and intricate, especially when they’re moist. They look somewhat like eyes! I hoped to get some super closeup shots but ran short on time – hopefully next visit 🙂
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So magickal! They look like they are posing for the photos! 🙂
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Thanks, and yes, I see what you mean, they do stand quite proud! 🍄
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beautiful work, such a soft blue.
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Thanks Michael, thought its tempting, I try to avoid over-saturating them to maintain detail and keep them natural looking. Some are a more intense blue than others, I’m not sure if it’s light, moisture or something else.
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More sublime beauty! All photos are superb, but I especially like the first one, giving a sense of scale with your camera posed next to the log nurturing the fungi.
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Thanks for the feedback Rebecca, I often mean to take behind the scene shots but usually forget to take them! While it’s beautiful deep in the valley, I find it hard to convey a wider view in camera successfully.
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Outstanding, yet again! I am in awe.
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Thanks for your appreciation, so pleased you enjoyed my post!
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These are stunning! They almost look like they are glowing.
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Thank you, when they are at their best, the are moist and the stems are translucent. We have fungi here that do glow in the dark but I’ve yet to find one
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