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forest-floor mushroom
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| Photo Information |
Copyright: John Berger (diverjohn)
![Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 36 W: 36 N: 79]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/s-s-g.gif) (638) |
| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-05-02 |
| Categories: Fungi |
| Camera: Konica Minolta Dimage Z6 |
| Exposure: f/4, 1/50 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop |
| Date Submitted: 2007-06-24 8:23 |
| Viewed: 761 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
I like this image for the way sunlight illuminates the cap, making it appear to glow against the dark background.
Mushrooms are members of the Fungi group, which were formerly lumped in with plants, but nowadays they have their own phyla.
Mushrooms, as with other fungi, don't use sunlight to make their food: they have no chlorophyll for that purpose. Instead, they feed on decaying vegetable matter and alga for their nutritious needs.
Their spores come to life when they land on damp rotting food, sprouting long thin strings, similar to the roots of plants, called "hyphae" which ooze digestive enzymes that break up the hosts' large organic molecules into smaller bits that are absorbed by the hyphae then transported through cellular walls to feed the rest of the fungus. (are long sentences allowed on TrekNature?) |
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- trinko
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 593 W: 79 N: 323]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(4314) - [2007-06-24 10:39]
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interesting lighting focus is a little off though. some noise reduction would be nice on the background
