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 Several Mushroom Species (photos!) 
#6109420 - 09/27/06 09:39 PM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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I went hunting on Tuesday at a lake in southeastern Washington, near where I live. I was going mainly for photographic purposes; hoping to get some quality shots of some fungi. I was surprised to see how many different species there were, and how prevelant the fungi were in the area. I was really hoping to spot some Amanita Muscaria, since I'd heard there were some around there, but I never saw any. But I did get some shots of some very interesting mushrooms. Since I'm east of the Cascades, I wasn't expecting to find any active species, although I hear there are some on occasion. So here they are(If anyone can ID any of these, please do).
Two bold looking mushrooms in the foliage
A noticeably sexy specimen, photogenic at that.
I don't know what kind this is, but it's interesting
A mob of mushrooms
A few mushrooms chilling on the bleachers.
A sunset picture I took after I jumped out of my car and locked my keys inside. Was it worth it? The jury is out. A friend with a semi truck came and loaded up my car. What a pain.
Two mushrooms picking on a poisonous-looking little mushroom.
Bird's eye view of our pulchritudinous mushroom. I must mention the beauty of those green, spiney things. They were all over, and sang to me as I walked my mushroom path.
A little bit of mushroom romance
A rather reclusive amanita of some sort.
A cute chap nestled in among the welcoming leaves.
Another scene to look at. The lake. A fish presents us with a cameo of his ripples.
Interspecies dating.
Another utopian sunset
A chantrelle? I wasn't sure, so I didn't pick or eat any of the mushrooms I found.. except for the tasty looking bright colored ones.
Edited by matchbook (09/27/06 10:01 PM)
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: matchbook]
#6109435 - 09/27/06 09:43 PM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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Damn great pics man! the sunset is beautiful, thats desktop backround quality!
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: VampireSlayer]
#6109467 - 09/27/06 09:50 PM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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Thank you very much. I just added more pics, so take another gander. I have a couple more even, but I am still deeming whether they are worthy.
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: VampireSlayer]
#6109469 - 09/27/06 09:50 PM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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A sunset picture I took after I jumped out of my car and locked my keys inside. Was it worth it?
Well it was for me!  Awesome photos. 
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: Feelers]
#6109488 - 09/27/06 09:56 PM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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I love the personification. I feel like they're alive and talking to me!
Great pics 
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: matchbook]
#6109530 - 09/27/06 10:04 PM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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yeah, that is a chantrelle. It looks a tad bit old, but I bet it's still good. Sometimes they get a little bit tough when they get old. I bet there are more around where you found that one.
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: landsnorkler]
#6109647 - 09/27/06 10:29 PM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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Nice work! get back out there and find more chantrelles.
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: mjgecko]
#6109709 - 09/27/06 10:48 PM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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I'm not sure that is a chanterelle. Looks like the gills run down the stalk farther and the color obviously is way off, even for an old chanterelle. Maybe a clitocybe? Regardless, I think it is well worth you having locked your keys in your car so that we can all share that beautiful sunset photo with you. Really great photos 
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: thetonebone72]
#6109741 - 09/27/06 10:59 PM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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Thanks for the feedback. I plan to go back and find more mushrooms on the other side of the lake next week maybe. I will bring extra car keys. I couldn't help but groan profusely when I realized that I took all of these pictures at ISO 800, which caused a lot of grain on some of the pictures...which wouldn't be that bad except that I like to print out large sized photos, and that detracts from the quality. But oh well, lots more opportunities as the season has just begun. In a couple weeks I am going to western Washington to do some hunting and take more pictures. Hopefully I will find some good ones there, but I will just have to learn where to look, since I haven't hunted there before. Glad you all are enjoying the photos 
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: matchbook]
#6109984 - 09/28/06 12:24 AM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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nice pictures! i like.
my thought was that that was a false chantrelle also, but im no chantrelle expert.
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: Shins]
#6110098 - 09/28/06 02:15 AM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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Great photos, you ceratainly have an eye for composition! Perhaps next time post them a little bit bigger? That'll make them a lot more powerful IMO!
Kudos!
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: coon]
#6110201 - 09/28/06 04:39 AM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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i found a mushroom that looked just like that thing you thought was a chanterelle. I though the same exact thing as you. I tried to eat it but it tasted disgusting and slimy so i spit it out.
I really did put that pic as my backround so hope that compensates for getting your keys locked in 
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: VampireSlayer]
#6110804 - 09/28/06 09:36 AM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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Lovely pictures dude, nice finds.
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: matchbook]
#6111272 - 09/28/06 11:36 AM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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Nice.
I agree maybe you should make the images a little bigger next time - either way great pics. Did you pick any of them to try and ID?
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: matchbook]
#6112148 - 09/28/06 03:25 PM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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Yeah nice senset and lake picture, where you located (more specifically) in WA?
Cool mushroom finds, im suprised you even found any, where I live, Seattle, there has been no rain for a week. 70-80's every day.
Now go find those actives.
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: eris]
#6113927 - 09/28/06 10:30 PM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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eris said:
Nice.
I agree maybe you should make the images a little bigger next time - either way great pics. Did you pick any of them to try and ID?
I did pick a couple to get a better look at them, but I didn't keep any. I'm quite a neophyte in non-active identification, so I wasn't prepared to try. But I did pick a couple to see if they may bruise blue, but alas, the mushroom gods were not smiling upon me quite that much.
Sorry for the size of the photos. I just get in the habit of posting small pictures online because I do a lot of photography and try to minimize the risk of having someone swipe my pictures, although I realize the risk of that here is really quite minimal. But if someone has a request to see a certain picture large-size, let me know.
I live in Walla Walla, Washington. And that lake is Jubilee Lake. I haven't fished there, but it is supposed to be a great spot. I heard many a splash and burbling that evening, which caused me to strike myself deftly across the face for forgetting to bring my fishin' pole. Maybe another time.
I noticed that the only place I found mushrooms was within 20 feet of the lake. If I ambled elsewhere, they were nowhere to be found...except the log-residing kind.
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Re: Several Mushroom Species (photos!) [Re: matchbook]
#6114377 - 09/29/06 05:11 AM (5 years, 7 months ago) |
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Great pictures, the moss and the terrian at all look very similar to ones I have here!
Just don't reduce quality of pics so much next time, 800x600 pixels would be ok.
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