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Hi!
Mushroom from Mycena family, probably Mycena zephirus (Grzybówka zefirowa) found in forests near Olsztyn this Autumn. Size about 1 cm, picture taken using tripod and macro lens. Cropped, resized and resharpened, noise from BG removed. Some saturation and contrast added.
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Mycena is a large genus of small saprotrophic mushrooms which are rarely more than a few centimeters in width. They are characterized by a white spore print, a small conical or bell-shaped cap, and a thin fragile stem. Most are grey or brown, but a few species have brighter colors. Most have a translucent and striate cap, which rarely has an incurved margin. The gills are attached and usually have cystidia. A few of the species exude a latex when the stem is broken, and many have the odor of bleach.
Mycenas are hard to identify to species and some are distinguishable only by microscopic features such as the shape of the cystidia. Some species are known to be edible, while some are known to contain toxins, but most of them are not known, as they are too small to be useful in cooking. Mycena cyanorrhiza stains blue and contains the hallucinogen psilocybin and Mycena pura contains the mycotoxin muscarine.
Thirty-three species are known to be bioluminescent, creating a glow known as foxfire. These species are divided among 16 lineages, leading to evolutionary uncertainty in whether the luminescence developed once and was lost among many species, or evolved in parallel by several species. The evolutionary purpose of the glowing is uncertain. (Wikipedia)
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Hola Adrian,
Preciosa composición de este bonito hongo, buena definición con una luz suave muy agradable, destacando de un fondo con un color muy bonito, saludos
José Ramón
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(34927) - [2008-10-27 7:35]
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Hello Adrian,
A fine macro of this tiny mushroom shown from a fine low with fine sharpness that is emphasised by the nicely coloured autumnal blurred BG. I like the simple composition too.
TFS this fine image,
Ivan
hi Adrian,
i like this beauty composition of the
small world of undergrowth....
compliments sERGIO
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- crs
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(3543) - [2008-10-27 12:16]
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Hello Adrian,
There is a very interesting composition in your photo. The few elements allows to the viewer concentrate on the main subject. Even if the image is not extremly sharp viewer gat a fine feeling. Colors are so nice and there is a fine matching between the colors of the fungi and the background.
Thank you for sharing,
Cristian
This is one really nice composition. It has the minimalistic look with a great depth of field.
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