Fun Guy

[iceman (Mike)]

.. or should that be, fungii I crack me up.

Here's a photo taken a few weeks ago at the local bike park where we take the kids to ride their bikes.

Some fungus on an old tree stump.

Canon 350D + 18-55mm lens.

Taken in RAW, processed in Raw Shooter Premium (contrast, saturation). Final sharpen and resize for web in Photoshop.

Thanks for looking.

[ving (David)]

nice blend of colours and shapes in there... looks almost like coral

[mickoking]

Nice image Mike great texture

[RB (Andrew)]

Very interesting image Mike with complex colours that have a good dynamic range.

[acropolite (Phil)]

Ok... you started it Mikee and spammed your own thread as well. Here's my fungii found on a golf course at Roseberry West coast Tasmania...another Kodak moment....

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks for the comments guys

Nice shot Phil, I can imagine fairies hiding under there! It looks just like they do in Eliza's books

[acropolite (Phil)]

Its the Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria), they're poisonous. The fairytale mushroom from Europe, its an old Polish trick to fry them on a piece of tin and then leave it out to kill flies. Apparently they're fairly common, but I had never seen them before. They're usually found under pine trees. If you're interested in identifying your fungii this site may help. http://www.anbg.gov.au/fungi/index.html

[sheeny (Al)]

Nice shot Mike. Interesting colours and nice and sharp. It would make a great wallpaper for the desktop.

Al.