Photo Of the Month

We know many of you are out in the field, camera in hand, taking beautiful, interesting, awe-inspiring or just plain quirky images. They may be coffee-table-book-beautiful, show a field guide level of detail, or convey the sheer joy of mushrooming. Let’s share them! Enter your choice pics in the Fungus Federation’s Photo of the Month contest. Winning images (editor’s choice) will be posted on the FFSC website and may be used in a FFSC publication. Your images will not be used for commercial purposes.

Submitting Images

We will source images from those submitted on the FFSC Google Group as well as individually submitted images. Images can be submitted via email to <http://ffsc.us/e?q=dG53dHQgTk9fDGBVQhl0SUJCOGNq_596>.

Technical Criteria

Please send an image that does not have EXIF metadata stripped off or just full-sized original image if you are unsure. Acceptable formats: anything but RAW files.

Information Required

  • Photographer’s name
  • Title for image, if any
  • Optional: Date, Latin Binomial
  • Give us few words about the collection if you’d like. Rough location, habitat, did you leave them in the field or bring home? If edible, how did you prepare them?

Past Photos Of the Month

January, 2015

"Strobilurus trullisatus" by Hugh Smith

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Strobilurus trullisatus forms colonies on old Douglas fir cones.  Thank you Hugh for this lovely photograph!

January, 2015

"Gomphidius in the Rain" by Jim Austin

Best Photo
Date: December 06, 2014
Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D5300
ISO Speed: 1000
Exposure: 0.02 sec
Focal Length: 48 mm
Aperture: f/10.0
Flash Used: No

December, 2014

"Red Russula" by Justin Ciccone

Best Photo
Date: November 19, 2014
Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D90
ISO Speed: 125
Exposure: 0.02 sec
Focal Length: 35 mm
Aperture: f/7.1
Flash Used: Yes

This beautiful Russula was photographed by Justin Ciccone during a nice rainy hike at Nisene Marks park on November 19, 2014. Happy Holidays!

November, 2014

"Polyporus arcularius photographed by Cathy Welch" by cortinarius

Best Photo
Date: July 27, 2012
Camera: NIKON COOLPIX S6100
ISO Speed: 80
Exposure: 0.01 sec
Focal Length: 5 mm
Aperture: f/3.7
Flash Used: No

This photo comes to us from Kathy Welch who snapped this image while lying under the branch.  She says it (Polyporus arcularius) was growing near a monistary in Tibet... a magical place!

Thank you Kathy

November, 2014

"Coprinopsis lagopus group" by Terry Way

Best Photo
Date: September 29, 2014
Camera: Canon Canon EOS 5D Mark III
ISO Speed: 10000
Exposure: 0.00 sec
Focal Length: 100 mm
Aperture: f/22.0
Flash Used: No

This beautiful mushroom was found in Terry's backyard. Phil Carpenter pegs it as being in the Coprinopsis lagopus group. One of the Inky Caps, this exquisite and evanescent member of the Psathyrellaceae family is a feast for the eyes. Not for the table, though: this tiny mushroom is considered inedible.

Terry Way Photography 

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