Hidden orange beauty
Goois Nature Reserve – Bussum – the Netherlands
This one has lost it’s white dots now, but it still is the fly amanita.
Fly agaric or fly Amanita (Amanita muscaria wikipedia)
Photograph made with Pentax K10D camera.
Features and Top 10 placements
This work received a top10 placement in:
Colors of Fall – group Mood and Ambience (Oct.18, 2009)
Thank you!
Comments and feed-back always welcome. Thanks for looking :)

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steppeland
Esther's Art a...
It sure is an Amanita. beautiful image / mooie foto !!
steppeland replied
Great! Thanks, Esther, then I can adapt the description. Bedankt voor het compliment! :)
greenstone
even more touching! beautiful shot! delicate!!!
steppeland replied
Thank you so much for the kind comment! :)
bubbleblue
Beautiful, and what a great colour.
steppeland replied
Thank you! Yes, that colour was just fascinating :)
Lori Peters
Beautiful colors and composition. ♥
steppeland replied
Aw, thanks, Lori! Much appreciated :)
Mike Weeks
Another great shot.
steppeland replied
Thanks a lot mike for your visit and kind comment! :D
Hans Bax
Prachtig!!!
Van harte met je top tien plaats in de The Colors of Fall challenge!
Je bent goed bezig! Schitterend!
Groeten!
steppeland replied
omg, alweer één LOL – weet niet eens meer in welke groep dit was [giggle] – wel fijn hoor, zoveel erkenning van mijn werk :D – Dank dat je het zo goed bijhoudt, Hans! :)
steppeland replied
ah, gevonden, de Mood group :) – Bedankt, Hans!
robspics
Brilliant picture, with some great use of vignetting.
steppeland replied
Thank you so much for your visit and the kind compliment!
Barbara Morrison
Beautiful shot!
steppeland replied
Thank you so much, Barbara! :)
JanG
Right out of a fairy world for sure! Gorgeous color hidden there in the grass.
steppeland replied
Thank you so much for this great comment, Jan! Much appreciated ±’
Esther's Art a... 23 days ago
Congratulations !! Your image was voted into the top 10 in the Fungi growing in the grass challenge in the Fungilicious group.

steppeland replied 23 days ago
Thanks a lot, Esther, that’s awesome! And thanks to those who voted too! :)
Hans Bax 23 days ago
Wow, prachtig! Wat een sfeertje!!!
And you did it again, Steppe! Van harte met je top tien plaats in de Fungi growing in the grass Challenge!
Goed weekend!
steppeland replied 23 days ago
Ha, dank je wel Hans! Toch altijd weer leuk LOL – ook voor jou een prettig weekend! :)
fezoj64 23 days ago
Much good work ,congratulate ! ..Jozef
steppeland replied 23 days ago
Thank you so much for the kind compliment, Jozef! Much appreciated! :)