I have always found mushrooms fascinating life forms. Not plant, not animal yet vitally important for the health of both plants and animals. However, they are a bugger to photograph yet I never stop trying.
Paul Stamets wrote a great book on Fungus call Mycellium running and delivered this inserting TED talk several years ago:
Yes! They’re challenging but so magical. I saw one yesterday as large across the top as my hand. You’ve done a beautiful job with these 😊
On photographing them…use a smart phone and a selfie-stick. No need to get down and dirty.
I never tire of shroom shots. Beautiful, Mike. Teaching a soil unit to 8 elementary school classes, the fabulous fungus is our garden mascot!! Any ‘work’ we do in the gardens is to promote growth of this amazing organism, which in turn promotes healthy veggies. But really, dirt play is hardly work.
If you haven’t heard of Suzanne Simard, check out her TED Talk as well, which has a different perspective than— yet complementary to — Stamets.
BTW it’s a mycelium that holds the position of largest living thing on earth, not a tree or whale. Look up ‘honey fungus’ in Oregon.
Love photographing mushrooms! Check your title tho. I’m sure you meant to add the ‘n’ to fugus. 😉
They are fascinating, for sure. Esp. love that last shot, the color contrast, and the bokeh is nice against the clarity of the gills.
Great shots, and a fascinating TED talk – his ideas need to be common knowledge…
I think they’re really beautiful. Especially that last one! And this talk was fascinating. Thanks for finding it.
Beautiful photography.
Stunning. I love fungi!
…. every purpose of nature
Yes indeed.