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Meadow Waxcap ?


Meadow Waxcap ?
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Copyright: Robert Brown (Robbrown) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1305 W: 96 N: 2175] (6054)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-12-26
Categories: Fungi
Camera: SONY DSC F-707, Carl Zeiss 9.7-48.5, Digital ISO 100
Exposure: f/8, 1/60 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2004-12-26 13:10
Viewed: 934
Points: 22
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It is traditional in the UK to go for a walk on the day after Christmas (Boxing Day)to try and let the excesses of the christmas feast settle some what. My wife Terrry and I went for ours though Border Wood and into the fields beyond where we found this group of mushrooms growing in the edge of the ploughed area about 3ft-90cm from the field boundry hedge which was a mixture of tree types such as hawthorn, elderberry and climbing shrubs such as wild Dog Rose and Ivy.
You will note the Question mark after the name in the title because I am non too sure because all my books show different pictures so the favourite is Meadow Waxcap (Hygrocybe pratensis)because it is a grassland species which is sort the enviroment where we found them growing. The alternative is The Deciever (Laccaria laccata)so named because it is so variable in shape and a little in colour.
Both species are edible though not described as gourmet eating.If any body has a more positive ident as my wife wants to go back to collect some for breakfast.
Taken around mid-day things in the sun are only just starting to defrost there is still a little bit of frost left in the shadows of these mushrooms the camera was resting on the ground (Boy was it covered in mud when I finished our local soil is a very sticky clay).
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To fungiman: No Worries CliveRobbrown 1 12-27 15:15
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Very nice fungus picture Robert and you even got a little snow on the top ;-). I am afraid that I cannot be much help about the ID but when I saw that you were about to eat it I took a long shot on the Internet and it looks like the stalks on your fungi are too red. On the other hand try to take a look here.

Please be careful.

Beautifully crisp and clear capture with excellent DOF and great colours.

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2058 W: 316 N: 4403] (14711)
  • [2004-12-26 21:04]

Great POV on these mushrooms, Robert. Very sharp. I like the frost to the left. The light plays well making good shadows.
A great post: picture and an intructive narrative note.
Thanks

Very nice shot of these fungi.The color is very sharp on the fugi and the surroundings.Also the frost in the shade helps,set the feeling of a cool morning.Very nice,keep up the good work.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2805 W: 75 N: 7845] (26275)
  • [2004-12-27 6:16]

pros: note, colours, light!, composition, quality
cons: maybe BG should be more blurred? [but f8 is probably max on your sony]

Syperb bunch of fungi and superb picture Rob!

nice shot,good focus and details.nice composition and good colours.well done!

Robert I hope your wife did no dish these up for dinner. I dont agree with you ID If you look at the smaller fungi you can see little bit of veil an the cap edge. That alone excludes the two species you have mentioned. I have no idea what they are but I think I would first look at the Strophariaceae family. Godd DOF and composition etc.

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2004-12-27 15:52]

The must be huddling because of the cold :) The image is sharp and I like the visable frost on it. The frost adds to the visable condition as well.

Very well done and thanks for posting.

This definately are not Lacarias and I dont think are Hygrocybes neither. I have several shots of different species near this one, that I could not ident jet, this are very difficult Robert. I would not dare to try them!!!
Good shot, a bit forced the S&H for my taste, but we like different colour and saturations in our shots, so is a personal opinion. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Callie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1252 W: 106 N: 2658] (7487)
  • [2004-12-28 23:45]

What, no pixies?
Take a common shopping bag - plastic - with you in your camera bag, and use it between the camera body and the soil! It helps to keep its feet dry!
Terry is VERY brave, and so are you, to sample your ID'ed mushrooms.
As for the pic, very nice colours and POC, with good details to the underside.

Good POV, composition and colours. Great note.

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