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Amethyst Deceiver


Amethyst Deceiver
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Copyright: Gert Paassen (Gert-Paassen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 334 W: 0 N: 1260] (4307)
Genre: Fungi
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-11
Categories: Fungi
Exposure: f/16, 1/5 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-02-26 1:11
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Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Dutch]
Latin name - Laccaria amethystea

location: North America, Europe
edibility: Edible
fungus colour: Violet or purple
normal size: 5-15cm
cap type: Convex to shield shaped
stem type: Simple stem
flesh: Flesh fibrous usually pliable (like grass)
spore colour: White, cream or yellowish
habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground

Laccaria amethystea syn. L. laccata var. amethystina Rea Violetter Lacktrichterling Clitocybe laqué améthyste Amethyst deceiver. Cap 1–6cm across, convex to flattened or centrally depressed, deep purplish-lilac when moist drying pale lilac-buff, surface slightly scurfy at centre especially with age. Stem 40–100 x 5–10mm, concolorous with stem, covered in whitish fibres below but mealy near the apex, base covered in lilac down, passing into the lilac mycelium. Flesh thin, tinged lilac, stem becoming hollow. Taste and smell not distinctive. Gills often distant, concolorous with cap, becoming powdered white. Spore print white. Spores globose, spiny, 9–11m in diameter. Habitat coniferous or deciduous woods, often with beech. Season late summer to early winter. Very common. Edible. (Never eat any mushroom until you are certain it is edible as many are poisonous and some are deadly poisonous.) Distribution, America and Europe.

Laccaria amethystea, Amethyst Deceiver. This fungus is closely related to the Deceiver, and almost identical except in colour. This species is deep purple all over, but does fade in dry weather to a pale beige. It is not as common as the Deceiver, at least in Guernsey, and seems to need a bit more shade, so will be found deeper in the woods. Cap diameter is 1-4cm, stipe is 2-7cm. It is edible, although very small. It can occur in large numbers, and cooked with its relative, the Deceiver, can look quite dramatic on a white plate – a pile of orange and a pile of purple. How to impress your mycophagical friends!



Nikon D200
Nikkor 105 VR F2.8
f16
iso 125
2/10 sec
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Hello Gert,

Nice composition, good sharpness. I think the colours are too saturated. I did a WS.
Cheers,
Mariki

Hallo Gert,

Een heel mooie opname van deze rodekoolzwam. Scherp en een zeer goede POV. Alleen vind ik de bodembedekking qua kleur nu niet je van het. Ik heb het gevoel dat er teveel rood/bruin inzit. Dit komt het onderwerp niet ten goede. Je wordt teveel afgeleid door de andere kleuren. En dat is heel jammer. Maar dat is mijn mening hoor. Nu kan ik de WS ook niet echt mooi vinden. Daar komt de kleur van de paddestoel weer niet goed tot zijn recht. Zo is er altijd wel wat (-: Groeten en tot TFS BOB

Hello Gert,
Beautiful. I like the overall lilac colour.
Well done
TFS
Annick

  • Great 
  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1237 W: 78 N: 852] (7418)
  • [2008-02-26 13:45]

hello Gert
well close-up working on this beautiful fungi from inside of autumnal leaves
i like composition, point of view, lighting, colours, contrast, sharpness, details and note
thanks for sharing
regards
izler

This is a nice richly colored image, Gert. The sharpness and details are so good. I do think that Mariki's workshop made it feel really natural.

TFS
Evelynn : )

fantastic colours, TFS Ori

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-03-01 20:25]

Hello Gert

This is beautiful.
The autumnal colours are wonderful.
Exceptional clarity and sharp focus.
The details are razor sharp.
Excellent textures are visible on this mushroom and the colour is beautiful.
Very well composed in the frame.
TFS

Great capture Gert,
Fantastic colours,nicely composed with good DOF and focus.
Very good work.
Steve

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