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Amanita muscaria


Amanita muscaria
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Copyright: Jose Conceicao (jconceicao) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 381 W: 19 N: 667] (2489)
Genre: Fungi
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-11-23
Categories: Fungi
Camera: Canon 400 D, 50mm F1.8 II
Exposure: f/14.0, 1/5 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-11-23 12:15
Viewed: 710
Points: 32
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Amanita muscaria

This photo was taken in mountain of Sintra.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly Amanita is a poisonous and psychoactive basidiomycete fungus, one of many in the genus Amanita. Native throughout the temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere, Amanita muscaria has been unintentionally conveyed to many countries in the Southern Hemisphere, generally as a symbiont with pine plantations, and is now a true cosmopolitan species. It associates with various deciduous and coniferous trees. The quintessential toadstool, it is a large imposing white-gilled, white-spotted, usually deep red mushroom, one of the most recognizable and widely encountered in popular culture.
Though generally considered poisonous, Amanita muscaria is otherwise famed for its hallucinogenic properties with its main psychoactive constituent being the compound muscimol. Used as an intoxicant by the Koryaks of the Kamchatka Krai of eastern Siberia, the mushroom has had a religious significance in Siberian culture and possibly also in ancient Scandinavian culture. The American banker and amateur ethnomycologist R. Gordon Wasson proposed the fly agaric was in fact the Soma talked about in the ancient Rig Veda texts of India; although this theory has been refuted by anthropologists, it gained common credence when first published in 1968.
The common name in English is thought to have been derived from its European use as an insecticide, sprinkled in milk. The fly-killing agent is now known to be ibotenic acid. Another compound isolated from the fungus is 1,3-diolein which is an insect attractor. An alternative derivation proposes that the term fly- refers not to insects as such but rather the delirium resulting from consumption of the fungus. This is based on the medieval belief that flies could enter a person's head and cause mental illness.
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  • cako Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 545 W: 0 N: 735] (3213)
  • [2008-11-23 14:11]

Hi Jose
very nice imge
well done.

Hi Jose,
Excellent macro capture of this interesting mushroom with great details, excellent focus, nice DOF/POV and composition.
TFS and have a nice new week!
Cheers,

Bayram

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  • joska Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 418 W: 0 N: 1041] (5616)
  • [2008-11-23 19:57]

Very god foto, with great details!

Hi Jose,

Yes it are the Amanita muscaria.
Nice from colour and goood of sharpness.
Personally I think a little to centered.

Gert

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  • crs Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 523 W: 0 N: 920] (3543)
  • [2008-11-23 21:17]

Hello Jose,

Your mushroom stays fine aginst the darck background. It is shown in greatsharpness as you have chosen a fine DOF. Colors are well rendered looking very natural.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

Hello Jose,
excellent picture, nice colors, light and most of all very sharp,
regards,
Nikos.

Hello Jose,
A pretty good capture of this Fly Agaric.
Reasonable exposure and sharpness.
I think you could have perhaps got a little lower and closer for more impact.
Still a nice enough image though.
Cheers
Steve

Hi Jose!

This two young Amanita looks great on the black background. Very good sharpness and colours.

cheers
Adrian

Hola Jose
very nice shot for colorful amanita. nicely focused and composed. good informative notes.
gracias y saludos amigo
Ahmet

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  • efsus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 436 W: 10 N: 738] (3212)
  • [2008-11-24 14:34]

Merhaba Jose,
Doğal ortamı içerisinde bu mantarı çok güzel sunmuşsun. Kompozisyon ve detaylar mükemmel. Emeğine sağlık.

Hüseyin

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2008-11-26 6:01]

Hi Jose,beautiful fungi perfectly taken,the dark background help to see perfectly the red and whites details ,my best compliment for the point of view,have a nice day,Luciano

Ciao Jose,
bellissima immagine di amanita muscaria, un fungo che suscita sempre un certo fascino nonostante la sua pericolosità, eccellente POV basso e bella composizione ambientata, interessante la data di ripresa ad autunno inoltrato, ottima definizione, molto belli e naturali i colori.
TFS.
Maurizio

Hi Jose
a well balanced macro and well composed shot.
executed background to enhance the beauty of the image.
Well executed presentation.
TFS
-- SADEGH --

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  • valy67 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1880 W: 59 N: 2915] (8733)
  • [2008-12-21 15:20]

Hello Jose !
You seem to like mushrooms, and you have a nice collection - I like this one, because these Amanita are so beautiful, but I didn't see them very often in the forests, where I live. So I admire them on pictures ! :-) Excellent details, nice natural colors, beautiful composition and POV, and I also like the darker BG which makes your mushrooms stand out very nicely. Well done !
Valerie.

nice capture, I would crop out the left part, TFS Ori

Hello Jose,

Scrolling trough your archive I find this one. A very young Fly Amanita with a brother or sister in the immediate vicinity. A very nice compo, but I want to crop the most part of the left side, so you will get one third of the photographerrules. But anyway a very nice shot, with a great enviroment around the mushrooms.

Well done. Nice weekend and TFS BOB

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