Wild Mushroom (aka Toadstool)

Kitsmumma
Wild Mushroom (aka Toadstool) by Kitsmumma
Wild Mushroom (aka Toadstool) by Kitsmumma

Wild Mushroom (aka Toadstool)

I found a little patch of wild mushrooms while out walking today. They were huge, white and very beautiful.

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  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio, 5 months ago

    That looks gorgeous in a frame, it would probably look great in black too, nice shot !!!

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma in reply to funkyfacestudio’s comment, 5 months ago

    Hey, thanks so much Lisa, I couldn’t decide….. black, white, white, black…....... what the heck, I’ll add both!

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma, 5 months ago

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio, 5 months ago

    It’s really hard too choose, I like both :)

  • K.D. Hemi

    K.D. Hemi, 5 months ago

    i like the white… usually im not a fan of the white..but it works for me here… :):) it compliments the white in the mushy gills… cool pic btw … ;)

  • Mariann Kovats

    Mariann Kovats, 5 months ago

    Nice shot, I like both of the, very nice idea.

  • Silvia Manuela

    Silvia Manuela, 5 months ago

    Glorious! Both suit me.

  • busbydeebar

    busbydeebar, 5 months ago

    i love this one Sylvia!!! stunning natural lines…. and i love the colour of the mushroom, it’s white but not really white… sort of porcelain-like… way cool chicky!!

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma in reply to busbydeebar’s comment, 5 months ago

    Hey Trevy, you would love these, not to eat (I don’t think) but to look at. They are amazing and growing about 20 metres down the street next to the road. They are about the size of a football cut in half, I couldn’t believe it…....... and the colour, yes, I totally get what you mean. They are really white on top. I’ve never seen mushies like these.

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma in reply to K.D. Hemi’s comment, 5 months ago

    Thanks so much Karl, I like a man that knows what works for him, hehe! x

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma in reply to Mariann Kovats’s comment, 5 months ago

    Thanks so much Mariann.

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma in reply to Silvia Manuela’s comment, 5 months ago

    Thanks so much Silvia, I just love the texture of mushrooms, so frilly and delicate and these were just divine especially being white.

  • hugo

    hugo, 5 months ago

    whoa!!! excellent composition, wish I’d found these!

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond, 5 months ago

    This looks great

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana Griffin, 5 months ago

    Beware the mushroom with the white underbelly… I thought they were commonly known as toadstools?

    Absolutely gorgeous shot Sylvia… one of my faves from you for sure!

  • LisaG

    LisaG, 5 months ago

    Feathered purity….

    Gorgeous image…..

  • Andrew Brown

    Andrew Brown, 5 months ago

    What a magic mushroom, love the detail. Beautiful image Sylvia.

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma in reply to Rhana Griffin’s comment, 5 months ago

    I had my suspicions Rhana, is it really? and there were tiny little red ones growing in the grass too, we’ve had so much rain! Thank you x

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma in reply to Sharon Hammond’s comment, 5 months ago

    Thanks so much Sharon.

  • Jacky

    Jacky, 5 months ago

    Very nice POV….looks great !!:)

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington, 5 months ago

    this is a fantastic macro shot Kitsmumma, brilliant work

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma in reply to hugo’s comment, 5 months ago

    Thanks so much hugo, couldn’t miss these, they were huge!

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana Griffin, 5 months ago

    “The undersurface of the cap of a true mushroom is covered with narrow flanges called ‘gills’. In a young mushroom these gills are pink. As the mushroom matures they turn brown to almost black. Toadstools or poisonous mushrooms have gills that remain white throughout their entire life cycle.”

    Source: Burkes Backyard Fact Sheet

    In short babe… if you are unsure… DONT EAT IT!!! Unless you have a penchant for dancing with pink elephants ;) xx

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma in reply to LisaG’s comment, 5 months ago

    Thank you Lisa, feathered purity is perfect!

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma in reply to Rhana Griffin’s comment, 5 months ago

    Thought as much Rhana, thanks for this. Can’t believe how gorgeous they were and huge…... I was never going to eat it, pure as it looked, just take it’s picture, hehe, I’m way passed my dancing with pink elephant days.

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma in reply to Jacky’s comment, 5 months ago

    Thanks so much Jacky, much appreciated.

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma in reply to Andrew Brown’s comment, 5 months ago

    Well apparently, if I eat it, it might be quite magic!! Thanks so much Andrew, I just love the look of these incredible things.

  • Kitsmumma

    Kitsmumma in reply to Jeremy Harrington’s comment, 5 months ago

    Hey Jeremy, thanks for your kind comment, much appreciated.

  • blamo

    blamo, 5 months ago

    this is really cool folds look great

  • fabricedeloor

    fabricedeloor, 5 months ago

    Really great shot, I love the diffeent whites and the lines.

  • weallareone

    weallareone, 5 months ago

    great shot, very high impact, simple yet strong and beautiful

  • Zigga

    Zigga, 5 months ago

    Beautiful lines & textures & wonderful clarity. A really gorgeous macro!!!

  • JanG

    JanG, 5 months ago

    Right out of Alice in Wonderland-did you have to shrink yourself to get under it to take this?! It is beautifully shot.

  • Angela McConnell

    Angela McConnell, 5 months ago

    hey sylvia – another awesome shot!!! what macro lens are you using??

  • Jing3011

    Jing3011, 5 months ago

    Unique. At first I thought this was folded paper as it was loading.

  • pryere

    pryere, 5 months ago

    Excellent macro

  • Gregory Ewanowich

    Gregory Ewanowich, 5 months ago

    Beautiful lighting and a stunning capture!

  • masterjellydude

    masterjellydude, 5 months ago

    this is really beautiful

  • bellebuckley

    bellebuckley, 5 months ago

    this is really wild awesome picture

  • Antanas

    Antanas, 5 months ago

    beautiful capture

  • danaatlee

    danaatlee, 5 months ago

    I love the layers, and a beautiful perspective too!

  • Lior Goldenberg

    Lior Goldenberg, 5 months ago

    Superb shot!

  • erincox

    erincox, 5 months ago

    This is an Amanita sp. Mushrooms and toadstools are both common names ( generally it seems though that toadstools refer to poisoness ones and mushrooms to those that are edible)- No shrooms should be eaten unless you know whats going on and even then at own risk.
    but lovely shot.
    i know its an amanita as the gills are white and not attached directly to the stem. It however could be a lepiota or something else it is hard to tell without other characters- so peoples again BEWARES.
    I’m glad peoples are about appreciating fungi here as art and as organisms.- building knowledge is crucial.
    Amanita as a genus contains some of the most deadly shrooms so far known.
    i think i like it with black best but they both do work very well. enjoy your fungi hunt

  • Marc McDonald

    Marc McDonald, 5 months ago

    Beautiful shot, and looks even better with the black frame! Nicely done!

  • Tom Vaughan

    Tom Vaughan, 5 months ago

    “Ethereal” comes to mind. Very nice. (I like the white frame).

  • Damian

    Damian, 5 months ago

    That’s wonderful, love how you’ve got right in under it.

  • Megan Dacy

    Megan Dacy, 2 months ago

    Very nice! I have a shot kind of like this!

  • Stephen Thomas

    Stephen Thomas, 2 months ago

    Excellent macro photo! Just outstanding!

  • Sharon Johnstone

    Sharon Johnstone, 10 days ago

    Great shot. Great use of the macro lens

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