October, 2014
"Golden Pholiota " by Steve Olson
Camera: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD C4100Z,C4000Z
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure: 0.01 sec
Focal Length: 7 mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Flash Used: No
Steve Olson, the photographer says: "I found 2 separate fruitings of this "unknown to me" variety. I feel like I should know what this is but can't come up with it. I'll be bummed if it happens to be a tasty edible!"
Phil says, "It's a Pholiota, in the aurivella group."
Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora says that as far as eating goes, it is to be avoided.
July, 2014
"Birch Boletes in July!" by Steve Olson
Camera: Apple iPhone 5
ISO Speed: 80
Exposure: 0.01 sec
Focal Length: 4 mm
Aperture: f/2.4
Flash Used: No
June, 2014
"Craterellus tubaeformis" by Yev Nyden
Camera: Panasonic DMC-GX1
ISO Speed: 1600
Exposure: 0.10 sec
Focal Length: 14 mm
Aperture: f/3.5
Flash Used: No
Craterellus tubaeformis has many common names: yellowfoot, winter mushroom, winder chanterelle, funnel chanterelle...
May, 2014
"Weathered morel" by Hugh Smith
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Morchella elata.
March, 2014
"Hygrocybe punicea group" by Cass Fuentes
Camera: NIKON COOLPIX S220
ISO Speed: 122
Exposure: 0.02 sec
Focal Length: 6 mm
Aperture: f/3.1
Flash Used: No
February, 2014
"A Little Buggy" by Karen Hilker
Camera: Canon Canon PowerShot S3 IS
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Exposure: 0.02 sec
Focal Length: 6 mm
Aperture: f/2.7
Flash Used: No
January, 2014
"So long without rain..." by Hugh Smith
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So long without rain
Mushrooms poking their heads up
Soon become crispy!
This has been the driest year on record for Santa Cruz, having received only 1.3 inches so far this season of our average 11 inches to date...
December, 2013
"Baby oyster mushrooms" by Steve Olejniczak
Camera: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD C4100Z,C4000Z
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure: 0.03 sec
Focal Length: 7 mm
Aperture: f/11.0
Flash Used: Yes
November, 2013
"Boletus mirabilis" by Yevgeny Nyden
Camera: SAMSUNG SGH-M919
ISO Speed: 1000
Exposure: 0.07 sec
Focal Length: 4 mm
Aperture: f/2.2
Flash Used: No
September, 2013
"Hygrocybe miniata group" by Hugh Smith
Camera: Canon Canon EOS REBEL T3i
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure: 0.50 sec
Focal Length: 50 mm
Aperture: f/32.0
Flash Used: No
It takes a sharp eye to find this little waxy cap, especially for those of us that are color-challenged! Hygrocybe miniata, or those in that group differing in minute ways, are very colorful little mushrooms that grow in a variety of habitats including rotting wood and moss, as these were. These were fresh since they are still quite red. As they age, they frequently fade to dull orange to yellow, which often leads to mis-identification when found in this state...