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Shaggy mane


Shaggy mane
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Copyright: Adrian Szatewicz (aes_thor) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 145 W: 23 N: 366] (1518)
Genre: Fungi
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-29
Categories: Fungi
Camera: Fuji Finepix S20 Pro, Fujinon 6x zoom
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/111 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-16 13:34
Viewed: 379
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi all friends!

Today late post of another mushroom species- this time very common and wide spreaded Coprinus comatus, Picture was taken somewhere in the forests around Mragowo, Poland. Young mushrooms of this species are edible, I've tried them once but didn't feel anything special- just the common "mushroom taste";).

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Coprinus comatus, the shaggy ink cap, lawyer's wig, or shaggy mane, is a common fungus often seen growing on lawns, along gravel roads and waste areas. The young fruiting bodies first appear as white cylinders emerging from the ground, then the bell-shaped caps open out. The caps are white, and covered with scales - this is the origin of the common names of the fungus. The gills beneath the cap are white, then pink, then turn black and secrete a black liquid filled with spores (hence the “ink cap” name). Its specific name derives from coma, or “hair”, hence comatus, “haired” or “shaggy”.

When young it is an excellent edible mushroom provided that it is eaten soon after being collected (it keeps very badly because of the autodigestion of its gills and cap). The species is cultivated in China as food.

Coprinus comatus is the type species for the genus Coprinus. This genus was formerly considered to be a large one with well over 100 species. However, molecular analysis of DNA sequences showed that the former species belonged in 2 families, the Agaricaceae and the Psathyrellaceae. Coprinus comatus is the best known of the true Coprinus. Adding to its unusual features, a recent study has found the shaggy ink cap kills nematode species Panagrellus redivivus and Meloidogyne arenaria
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Thank You for Your visit and watching,

Thanks for any comments and criticques.
cheers!
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Hello Adrian,
Very funny to see the same fungi as neighbours on the gallery. Yours is older than the Italian! Very nice sharpness and texture. Best regards,
Catherine

Hi Adrian,
What a cool ink cap.
I find that these Coprinus always have a strange quality to them when photographed.
They ae so easy to overexpose and can quite often have a blue caste. I put it down to the reflective quality of light coloured tuburous fibres they are conered in.
You've done well to capture this one so nicely. A little bright on top,but thts pretty hard to avoid in this type of shot.
A very good job on the whole.
well done.
Cheers
Steve

Splendida immagine di coprinus comatus, eccellenti POV e composizione che esalta la breve durata di questo fungo, ottime nitidezza e definzione dei dettagli, molto belli e naturali i colori. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3030 W: 148 N: 4521] (14603)
  • [2008-06-17 10:25]

Hi Adrian.
Perfect work with this nature object. Amazing selection for shooting. Perfect low POV, crisp sharpness of all details and amazing colours of the image. Bravo.
Alexei.

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  • Ishi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 103 W: 0 N: 499] (1888)
  • [2008-06-17 12:34]

Nice capture of this ink-cap in "mid-age"...

TFS,

Ishi

Hello Adrian,

Very good picture of this fungus. Excellent sharpness. Good composition. Superb colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

hello Adrian

very beautiful image of the fungi, with very fine POV, DOF
and appropriate vertical framing, i love the POV at the level of the subject,
lovely warm luminosity of the image, with excellent sharpness and details,

TFS

Asbed

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-06-18 20:16]

Hello Adrian

A lovely close up of this fungi.
The details on the cap are excellent.
Very good focus and sharp detail.
Well illuminated with natural colours.
I like the low pov.
TFS

Rob

Hi Adrian,
Missed this one when You uploaded. Absolutely excellent, well controlled shot, showing the texture of the cap perfectly. Totally great DOF, unbelievable sharpness, nice natural colors. Easily Your best shot - or at least one of Your best ones. Bravo.
Tfs, cheerz, László

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