Big Red Fly Agaric

Adam Gormley

Big Red Fly Agaric

These seem to love the pine needles of the forest floor. The Fly Agaric, or Amanita muscaria. The tallest here stands at 5 Inches, and about 3 inches wide..

Found these in the Angahook Lorne State Park, just North of Lorne VIC, on the Great Ocean Road.

Canon 50D, 400mm. Available Large!

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Big Red Fly Agaric by Adam Gormley
Big Red Fly Agaric by Adam Gormley
  • Carlie Hensley

    Carlie Hensley

    Love this! They are so bright! Awesome shot Adam :)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Carlie!! :)

  • Carla Jandelle Petters

    Carla Jandelle...

    Gorgeous! Please check out our “Fungilicios Group”

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Carla, love the group!! :)

  • Carla Jandelle Petters

    Carla Jandelle...

    lol…probably help if i spelled that correctly? “Fungilicious”

  • saseoche

    saseoche

    So vivid and amazing capture love it!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Sas!! :)

  • Jellybean720

    Jellybean720

    Very pretty.. love the red.. never seen one of these.. Great Capture :))

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much, appreciate all the comments! :)

  • tserio

    tserio

    I love this capture! We don’t have colorful mushrooms like those here.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks a bunch tserio, that’s a shame they are wonderful little things :)

  • Mark Maloney

    Mark Maloney

    Great shot Adam amazing colour

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Mark! :)

  • Waleska Luker

    Waleska Luker

    Love it!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks a bunch Waleska! :)

  • Esther's Art and Photography

    Esther's Art a...

    Very nice image. I love the compostion. Also the white and red is so nice and clear. My compliments!!! Please enter it in the Amanita challenge. Fungilicious group. You will find the link on the left on my over veiw page. Cheers Esther

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks a bunch for the challenge heads up mate, appreciated! :)

  • Marilyn Harris

    Marilyn Harris

    Wonderful find Adam! Such pretty fungi! :o)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Blossom! :)

  • gerrardt

    gerrardt

    absolutely incredible color and score! Here’s my song for this:

    song

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Gerrard mate! :)

  • LudaNayvelt

    LudaNayvelt

    so lovely and poison

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Luda, I’m not sure if they would be much good for you :P

  • Gene Walls

    Gene Walls

    Excellent image! The red is really outstanding!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Gene mate! :)

  • Brandie1

    Brandie1

    Nice capture,Adam

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thank you very much Brandie! :)

  • Ghelly

    Ghelly


    You have being Featured in the...
    First Things Group

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks so much Ghelly for the feature, I’m honored! :)

  • Karen Tillotson

    Karen Tillotson

    F A N T A S T I C work!!!!! Congratulations on your feature!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Karen, appreciated :)

  • julayneluu

    julayneluu

    Congratulations on your feature Adam!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Julayeluu! :)

  • H M Bascom

    H M Bascom

    Beautiful photograph

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much! :)

  • Terri~Lynn Bealle

    Terri~Lynn Bealle

    wow, awesome capture!!!!!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks a bunch Terri! :)

  • Wanda Raines

    Wanda Raines

    These mushrooms are so beautiful.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thank you very much Wanda! :)

  • bevanimage

    bevanimage

    A glorious capture of my favourite “toadstool”, Adam. The colour and composition are brilliant.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks a bunch Bevan mate :)

  • NAPaul

    NAPaul

    Great capture and wonderful display of colour

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Paul! :)

  • AnitaInverarity

    AnitaInverarity

    Perfect capture- very very nice x

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Anita! :)

  • robmac

    robmac

    A fantastic shot Adam

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Rob!! :)

  • joyousmoon

    joyousmoon

    Fantastic! Congratulations on your Feature!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks Pamela, much appreciated :)

  • Kasia Kotlarska

    Kasia Kotlarska

    Lovely vivid colours and great capture.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thank you very much Kasia :)

  • msdebbie

    msdebbie

    Just showed this to my sister – she thinks it’s like a mushroom crossed with capsicum!!! Pretty gorgeous though Adam, well done you!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Hehe, thanks very much Debbie :)

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    Hundreds of these in the Blue Mountains now also – they sure make a great display. Lovely sharp shot.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Rosalie! :)

  • Barry Norton

    Barry Norton

    Great find and capture, congratulations on the feature

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Barry mate :)

  • Agnes McGuinness

    Agnes McGuinness

    Wonderful macro, Adam. The colours and texture are superb. Congratulations on your feature. Agnes xx

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Agnes, appreciated :)

  • Sooty6

    Sooty6

    WOW I didn’t know fungi could be so colourful.
    Great find Adam.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Sooty!! :)

  • catherine walker

    catherine walker

    amazing photo..so clear and soooo red..it’s wonderful!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks so very much Catherine!! ;)

  • Veronica Schultz

    Veronica Schultz

    Very cool shot!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks a bunch Veronica!! :)

  • Magicath

    Magicath

    I love mushies – so fairy! These guys are a bright and beautiful classic!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    I agree, they have a mystical feel to them, thanks a bunch Cathie :)

  • Esther's Art and Photography

    Esther's Art a...

    Hi Adam would you like to add this one to the Amanita challenge.? I see it is in our group. But cant see it in the challenge. This one is so nice!!!! Cheers Esther

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Cheers mate, appreciate that!! :)

  • FlowersEtc

    FlowersEtc

    Beautiful, it’s like Alice in wonderland, 8<))

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Hehe, yeah, I thought so too! Thanks a bunch Ann :)

  • bubbleblue

    bubbleblue

    Great capture, excellent colour.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Joy! :)

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta

    I’d probably cry with glee (real tears) if I ever
    saw those in a forest. Around here (Indiana, USA) we
    get mostly morels. How pretty these are!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Hehe, they are beautiful mushies, I hope you do one day :) Thanks for the comment!

  • Daniel J. McCauley IV

    Daniel J. McCa...

    Brilliant work, as always, Adam! Simply Amazing!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Daniel mate! :)

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac

    Pure Magic, how absolutely beautiful…....

  • Jakki O

    Jakki O

    Stunning family of fungi :)

  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    Lovely work:)

  • LavenderMoon

    LavenderMoon

    How did I miss this? Beautiful shot of this deadly little beastie…

  • LavenderMoon

    LavenderMoon

    Oh.. sorry.. I didn’t mean to call it ‘deadly’... I meant to call it ‘psychodelic’... : )

  • Kristina K

    Kristina K

    these are a lot taller than the ones i took pics of, maybe they grow more to the light, i got mine in a semi shaded area..they look great tall, well captured :)) k

  • Evita

    Evita

    Excellent capture !! beautiful fungi !!! :D

  • Silvia Solberg

    Silvia Solberg

    Great capture!

  • AnnDixon

    AnnDixon

    Gorgeous, this would be wonderful for this weeks Creative Challenge on Webshots “Worms Eye View”,

  • pmistric

    pmistric

    Wow..never seen a mushroom red like that, but then again I live in Texas…only ugly mushrooms here. Anyways, great shot.

  • Maria Moro

    Maria Moro

    Please consider one your artworks for our Patterns in FUNGI & MUSHROOMS challenge
    • 4 days left to submit
    • Unless you have already submitted
  • ellamental

    ellamental

    Magically alive!!!

  • ScenicSC

    ScenicSC

    I have to fave these – I loves me ‘shrooms – and I love how saturated this is – just gorgeous

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