All Photos of the Month

December, 2022

"If you have a better photo, why don't you submit it for Photo Of the Month?" by Fungibartl

Best Photo
Date: December 04, 2022
Camera: Apple iPhone 12 mini
ISO Speed: 125
Exposure: 0.01 sec
Focal Length: 4 mm
Aperture: f/1.6
Flash Used: No

October, 2022

"Avoid the Forest After Dark" by Dan Tischler

Best Photo
Date: January 19, 2022
Camera: OLYMPUS CORPORATION TG-4
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure: 0.02 sec
Focal Length: 10 mm
Aperture: f/3.5
Flash Used: Yes
With Halloween just around the corner, be extra careful when you go into the forest at night.

December, 2021

"TriCini" by Paul Lazazzera

Best Photo
Date: April 08, 2018
Camera: samsung SM-G935T
ISO Speed: 50
Exposure: 0.00 sec
Focal Length: 4 mm
Aperture: f/1.7
Flash Used: No

I (Paul Lazazzera) took this photo on April 8th 2018 in Watsonville California among some pine trees. I call this image TriCini for obvious reasons and it is to this date the most unique specimen of this species I have found. I harvested it to eat and gain its special powers! I hope you enjoy it as well.

December, 2019

""Mushroom Flower"" by Alex Russakovsky

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On a yearly trip to the Mendonoma coast that we always dedicate to the memory of Ryane Snow. Spent some days under pouring rain hunting for edibles, however not much to report. About 200 chanterelles (3 different varieties), 15 matsutake, 20 honeys, a couple of pigs' ears.

November, 2019

"I took a Walk" by Kaye Peyron

Best Photo
Date: March 01, 2019
Camera: Canon Canon EOS 60D
ISO Speed: 1000
Exposure: 0.01 sec
Focal Length: 85 mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Flash Used: No
Date:  March 1, 2019,
 
Helvella Lacunosa
 
Found in Watsonville, CA. During this time of year it was rainy and cold. At first we almost missed it because it was under all these leaves. We did not collect this baby elfin for it needed more time to grow before consideration of collecting. 

September, 2019

"Psathyrella sp." by Peter Vahlberg

Best Photo
Date: April 16, 2019
Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D5600
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure: 1.00 sec
Focal Length: 60 mm
Aperture: f/25.0
Flash Used: No

Found at Sanborn County Park under a log.
 

September, 2019

"Psathyrella so." by John Valberg

Best Photo
Date: April 16, 2019
Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D5600
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure: 1.00 sec
Focal Length: 60 mm
Aperture: f/25.0
Flash Used: No

No flash used, Nikon D5600.

Found at Sanborn County Park under a log.
 

April, 2019

"Pilobolus Fungus" by Judith Ogus

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Date: 20 April, 2019
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Pilobolus Fungus 

Found the fungus on horse manure and used a 200mm macro lens for the photo and Canon40D body.

Here is a close up

closer view of Pilobolus Fungus

 

February, 2019

"Auriscalpium vulgare" by Dan Tischler

Best Photo
Date: January 19, 2019
Camera: OLYMPUS CORPORATION TG-4
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure: 0.01 sec
Focal Length: 6 mm
Aperture: f/3.2
Flash Used: No

Auriscalpium vulgare

 

The ear-pick or pine cone mushroom is a member of the order Russulales, making it a close relative of russula and lactarius species along with stereum and hericium.

 

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