Toad Stool

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• Niva (10499)
• [2008-09-06 6:16]

Hi Donald !
A beautiful macro !
Beautiful colors and textures!
TFS.
Kind regards, a Brazilian hug !
Nivaldo

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• randychia1972 (593)
• [2008-09-06 6:26]

hi.. donald
this very nice macro, color sharp, good jod .

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• Kilted-Arab (9477)
• [2008-09-06 7:21]
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Hey stranger!!! Welcome back and hope all is well with you!!

Unusual and lovely shot to come back with, i don't think I've ever seen a toadstool look so good. The colours are strong without being over-saturated, the DOF is good and the angular composition works well. Attractive shot!

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• Shimshams (1255)
• [2008-09-06 9:41]

HI Donald, great shot, lovely colours, nice and sharp.
Best wishes
Rob :)

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• ShellyOB (2823)
• [2008-09-06 10:28]

Well, well, my good friend! So nice to see you here, too!! And with such a spectacular macro shot. I love the nice tight crop and the colors are superb. Brilliant detail as well. I am SO glad you're back! Many thanks and warmest regards,
Shelly

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• LordPotty (0)
• [2008-09-08 16:41]
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Hi Donald,
We're looking at Amanita muscaria,the 'Fly Agaric' (they were used as fly killers in olden days)
They supposed to be poisonous,but have been used by variou ethnic peoples as a hallucinogenic during rituals.
Not similar to Psilocybin though ... more like Datura!
I tried eating some once,but just felt nauseous.
Taken from a bit further back,using a bigger F stop (say F8 or so) you would have got more DOF. It is possible to get nost of thois in focus if you do it just right.
I've shot a lot of these because we have about 50 or 60 of them in our front garden each Autumn!
You can see one shot of them Here and a Rare Green One too!
Cheers
Steve