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Chicken of the woods


Chicken of the woods
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Copyright: Simon Damant (sadeik) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 21 W: 0 N: 29] (201)
Genre: Fungi
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1998
Categories: Fungi
Camera: Nikon FM2, nikon AF-S 28-70mm f2/8
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-30 4:49
Viewed: 874
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Chicken of the woods, Sulphur polypore are just some of the common names for this fungi.
It is a bracket that causes red rot in trees. I have found it on oak, willow and yew trees at Wimpole. Mostly willow as here, when very young you can eat them but I would not eat those growing on yew trees though.
Alot of deadwood insects also use this fruiting body for their own life cycle and a numbers of rarities can be found, mostly beetles.
You may notice the water droplets, apparently this is the fungi extracting ewater from the wood and transporting it out so that the hypae can break down the woody tissue more effectively.
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hello SIMON
bonne capture de ce champignon (je pense)
les couleurs sont excellentes, bonne netteté
bravo, merci du partage
edith

bravo simon ce champignon est tres beau,j ai photographié le meme en belgique merci

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2711 W: 139 N: 7830] (24389)
  • [2006-12-30 9:54]

Hello Simon,
Great capture of a colourful bracket fungus on its substrate. This is sharp, well lighted and well presented. The natural contrast between the fungus and the willow bark is a plus.
TFS and best wishes for 2007!
Ivan

Hi Simon.
Beautiful shot with very good DOF a good and descriptive POV, and a great blury atmosphere, it looks as if there was fog when you took the shot.
I likes it, regards, Felipe.

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  • Karin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 418 W: 5 N: 268] (2089)
  • [2006-12-30 14:45]

Hi Simon,
The orange colors looks fantastic. It seems so fresh and 3 dimensional:
Good details
Well done and TFS

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