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![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1875 W: 339 N: 4174]](http://i1.treknature.com/misc/g-g-g.gif) (12818) | Scleroderma citrinum
Please note there is a WORKSHOP where the interesting inside of this fungi is shown. It is black and has intense metalic smell.
We have been watching several photos of Lycopherdons and we discovered that we can eat it when it is young and white. But beware, this is not a Lycopherdon, is a sclaroderma and it is toxic:
Some authors call the mushrooms in Scleroderma "earthballs," to emphasize their differences from puffballs. Scleroderma species have tough outer rinds, and Scleroderma citrinum has a rind that is scaly and hard. When sliced, the rind stains pinkish. Inside, the spore mass is initially white, but soon begins to turn dark purple to purple-black, from the center outwards (here it is black from the beginning, the one in the workshop is just cut).
Habitat: Alone, scattered, or gregariously; on the ground or on rotting wood; widely distributed; summer and fall.
Fruiting Body: 2-10 cm across; 2-6 cm wide; round or flattened; the surface hard and scaly, yellowish to yellow-brown, often cracked; the "skin" whitish when sliced but blushing pinkish; sometimes gathered at the base, where mycelial strands may be found.
Spore Mass: Thick and white at first, becoming purple to purple-black from the center outwards; eventually blackish to brownish and dust-like.
Microscopic Features: Spores 8-13 µ; round; prominently reticulate.
Scleroderma aurantium and Scleroderma vulgare are synonyms.
This info has been taken from this site
This was about 6 Cm. and found in a Acacia forest.
Hope you like!
PP: Crop, Resize, Levels, USM 70-1-0. |
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extramundi
(12818)
Shadows and Highlights
Edited by:Robbrown
(6062) |
Hi Filipe, I wanted to show some of the hidden details in this image snuggled against the forrest floor.
I applied the Shadows& Highlights tool found in PS8 (cs).
Hi Filipe, deseé demostrar que algunos de los detalles
ocultados en esta imagen snuggled contra el piso ma's forrest.
Apliqué la herramienta de los toques de luz de Shadows& encontrada
en PS8 (cs). La imagen - ajustes - S y H en la parte inferior de
la lista con los suplementos de la demostración hizo tictac, usted
tendrá una serie de resbaladores en 3 secciones en los 2 superiores
allí es 3, yo le encuentra realy solamente necesidad de utilizar
los 2 superiores en cada sección. En las sombras mordidas ajusté
ambos hasta el 45% entonces en la sección el 55% de los toques de luz
y el 30% entonces aplicaron un seperate afilan los bordes y se
descoloran de nuevo al 15% solamente en el perno luz. esperanza que
usted tiene gusto
Image - adjustments - S & H at bottom of list.
with the show extras ticked, you will have a series of sliders in 3 sections in the top 2 there are 3, I find you realy only need to use the top 2 in each section.
In the shadows bit I adjusted both to 45%
then in the Highlights section 55% and 30%
then applied a seperate sharpen edges and fade back to 15% only in Pin light.
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extramundi
(12818)
Shadows/Highlights
Edited by:davidao25 (15) |
I've used Photoshop CS to remove most of the shadows in the photo
In Shadows/Highlights:
1 - Shadows 67%
2 - Highlights 24%
3 - Midtones contrast 47
4 - color correction 34
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extramundi
(12818)
The same open.
Edited by:extramundi
(12818) |
I put under the sun for better detail.
Black with white spots, grainy, intense metalic smell. |
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