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Fern with fungi


Fern with fungi
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Copyright: Gert Paassen (Gert-Paassen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1206 W: 2 N: 4555] (13780)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-02
Categories: Flowers, Cacti
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/15 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-08-29 22:50
Viewed: 356
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Dutch]
Another picture from my first visit to yhe Veluwe this year.
It's a simple stillife with an fungia and an fermn on an very old trunk.
I hope you like it.

Latin name - Fomes fomentarius

Fomes fomentarius (formerly Ungulina fomentaria or Polyporus fomentarius) is a bracket fungus often named horse's hoof fungus or tinder fungus. It can be found in North America and Europe, typically on birch, but also on beech. A single tree may bear many fruiting bodies.

Whilst inedible, it has particular use in fire lighting, since the tissue of the basidiocarp can smoulder for several hours. This ability was exploited by ancient nomadic peoples to transport fire. Amadou can also be prepared from a velvet-like trama layer. The thickness of this layer varies greatly from fungus to fungus.

Fern
Latin name - Athyrium filix-femina

Lady Fern is one of Northern Ireland's commonest fern species. It occurs in most woodland areas or in hedge banks and many other situations. It is about the same size as many other common fern species growing in the same sorts of places, such as Male Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) or Broad Buckler-Fern (Dryopteris dilatatai), but has a more delicate appearance. The undersides of the leaf segments carry pale J-shaped sori (these are where the spores are produced) which are quite unlike those of any other Irish Fern.

It is a very variable species and numerous varieties have been taken into cultivation, some of which are extremely odd in appearance.
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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1373 W: 56 N: 4716] (16222)
  • [2009-08-30 0:39]

Hello Gert.
Beautiful colours. I love this contrast between vivid green and BG. POV works well to show this nice plant properly. Very good composition. I like it very much.
Best regards Siggi

Gert,
Wonderful forest capture.
Great colors, POV is lovely.
Horia

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  • roges Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 597 W: 0 N: 515] (3068)
  • [2009-08-30 1:10]

Hello Gert,

Excellent vangen. Wat mooie kleuren!
Excellent gepresenteerd. En de aangeboden beschrijving is uitstekend.
Ik wens een dag stil
Adrian

Very beautiful scene shot from under-forest Gert. Lovely composition.
TFS and regards,
Deniz

Hi Gert,

Great harmony of colors with wonderful details of the fern. Nice sharpness from a well chosen POV and well managed DOF. The colors are very natural. very well seen!

Have a nice Sunday!

regards,
Paras Bhalla

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1055 W: 0 N: 162] (866)
  • [2009-08-30 3:01]

Hello Gert, wonderful shot from nice point of view with wonderful composition.
TFS and G's,
Mehmet

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2386 W: 94 N: 5517] (17564)
  • [2009-08-30 3:07]

Hallo Gert,
Wat een schitterende foto! De harmonieuze kleuren zijn prachtig. Bovendien zijn de vormen van stam, paddestoel en varen erg goed gecombineerd. De mossen op de achtergrond maken het geheel af. Uitstekende scherpte. Hoe heb je dit kunnen vinden? Antwoord: Je moet er oog voor hebben. Jij hebt het.
Groet,
Peter

Hoi Gert,
Een erg mooi abstract idee. De composition is echt perfect met de goede plaatsing van de paddenstoel en varen. De kleuren en het licht zijn echt prachtig. De foto had alleen iets scherper gemogen.
Groeten,
Niek

P.S. De categorie Cacti en flowers is niet correct. Ik denk dat fungi en tree beter is.

A lovely composition and very beautiful plant.
In Turkish 'Akşam sefası' I think is called.
Sharing and a very nice presentation.
Congratulations.
Sincerely ...

Hi Big Bro Gert,

A marvelous scene capture from a subforestral site including mushroom and ferns. Perfectly composed...
TFS and have a nice Sunday!
Cheers,

Bayram

Hello Gert, Excellent shot with fine details and nice composition.
TFS and regards,
bahadır

Hello Gert
great nature shot wonderful composed, a bit artistic with nice elements, with the fungi over the ferns like a haton one side and the tree stem on the other side from the picture and all with beautiful colors and details
Have a good night
Jacqueline

hell Gert

nature morte style beautiful photo, with fine POV,
fine focus excellent sharpness and details,
and beautiful warm luminosity, TFS

Asbed

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-08-30 15:59]

Hi Gert,

Very simple and very beautiful. The color of the fern is stunning against the tree and the background. The fungus certainly does look like a horse's hoof and adds interest and detail to the picture. I just love the composition.

Jane

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