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Pluteus Velutinornatus


Pluteus Velutinornatus
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Copyright: Steve Reekie (LordPotty) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1225 W: 146 N: 2831] (8952)
Genre: Fungi
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-16
Categories: Rain Forest
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/8 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): New Zealand Fungi [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-09-12 6:33
Viewed: 345
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is another shot of the beautifully decorated mushroom I posted a few months ago.
I also posted a shot of one with the cap inverted and filled with water Here

Pluteus velutinornatus
Velvety shield

Cap: 40-70mm diameter,at first convex then concave at centre,pale yellow-brown to pale pink-brown,decorated with velvety dark brown to black fibres in a lace like pattern.
Gills: Free,off white to pale pink-brown at first then dark pink.
Stem: 40-60mm high,4-10mm in diameter,cylindrical with a distinctly bulbous base,pink-brown to brown,bulb white.
Ring: Absent.
Flesh: Pale pink-brown,sometimes with a blue tint.
Spore print: White.
Habitat: Found on fallen branches and logs in broadleaf-conifer forest.
Fruiting Season: Mainly in the autumn but also after spells of warm rain.
(from:'Mushrooms And Other Fungi Of New Zealand' by Geoff Ridley and Don Horne)

(I took the liberty of reposting the same notes from my last post of the same fungi)

Hope you like it.
Thanks for looking.
Steve
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I like both shots of this interesting fungi... the inverted one remind me of my backyard bird bath. Love the markings. Well done and TFS Steve.

Larry

Hi Steve,

An interesting picture of the decorated mushroom with great details. This is my first time seeing this fungi. TFS.


Regards

Umar

hello steve,
very nice shot of the mushroom, it looks really very beautiful i liked the natural shades, the dim lighting and the patterns captured, fine pov and well composed shot,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • iris Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 409 W: 41 N: 784] (2478)
  • [2008-09-12 9:51]

Steve,
I was on a holiday for a couple of days recetly away from Delhi and each time i saw muhrooms around the place, i woukld remember you.To me fungi shots have come to be quite ur forte.This one is no exception.
Superb details on the cap, the WS loks great too.
TFS & Cheers

hello Steve,
excellent post with a mushroom with incredible colors and designs
thanks for having shown

best regards sERGIO

Have you ever tried Salvia? I just saw a YouTube..hmm...crazy...sometimes your mushroom almost goth images remind me of a different worldly plane...very strange..or perhaps I am a shape shifter with Alzheimers....
Bob

A fascinating shot steve, love the lacey patterning on the top.

TFS
Nicki

Namastay Steve,
A nice capture of this beautiful looking mushroom. Very well composed with sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Sincerely
Hara

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  • joey Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1815 W: 243 N: 5988] (21340)
  • [2008-09-13 12:59]

Wow! I love the intricate patterns on this mushroom.
Great shallow DOF and pin-point focusing in the low-light.
Very sharp and crisp.
Excellent exposure.

Well done mate!

Joe

Hi Steve

a very prety species. good sharpness and DOF, nice composition.

Chris

Hi Steve,

Nice composition from this fungi that I have never been seen.
I like the stucture of this one.

Gert

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2543 W: 170 N: 7734] (24475)
  • [2008-10-13 23:20]

Hello Steve,
Superb capture of this interesting fungus with a beautiful and intricate pattern on its cap. Nicely camouflaged here against the background and I like the natural dim light.
Well done!
TFS and regards, Ulla

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