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Mr. Mushrooms
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Mr. Mushrooms said:
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Alan Rockefeller said:
All pictures and micrographs were taken with a Canon Powershot A710. Pictures were shot in P mode with auto white balance. For light mushrooms on dark backgrounds the exposure compensation was set to between -1 and -2. For dark mushrooms on light backgrounds, +1.
80% of the photos and 100% of the micrographs were edited with the gimp to crop, sharpen and color correct them.
One of your best, if not the best, threads. For those interested in making superior micrographs, could you describe the method used for physically taking them? How do you shoot down the eyepiece? Is it as simple as holding the camera above the eyepiece (how close?), focusing and taking the photo?
If I remember correctly you refitted your Amscope with a Nikon objective (100x). What is the model number?
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elementblazin
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Is it possible for OP to post what specific type of area these cyan's in esco were found, like in the sense of it being park or forest or in woodchip bed on side of road, in front of apartments? Cause these things dont just pop up in socal too often if im correct...
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masspan
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you should go look...and post back but in your own thread...this thread is hot man
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elementblazin
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Re: Fungi of San Diego [Re: masspan]
#13465990 - 11/10/10 09:44 PM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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I plan on it, but looking for these here isn't easy.
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never_2_high
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Are those cyans from san diego Allen?
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masspan
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elementnature said: I plan on it, but looking for these here isn't easy.
wtf and gnite
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Alan Rockefeller
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Mr. Mushrooms said: For those interested in making superior micrographs, could you describe the method used for physically taking them? How do you shoot down the eyepiece? Is it as simple as holding the camera above the eyepiece (how close?), focusing and taking the photo?
I hold the camera directly on the eyepiece, as close as it can get. I use the P shooting mode, white balance set to tungsten, manual focus set to infinity.
When taking cystidia pics they do not look like much until I turn up the contrast using the gimp. Before that point its a lot like photographing ghosts.
Its important to have the thing you want to photograph in perfect focus. On my camera if you turn on manual focus it gives you an enlarged window which is useful for adjusting the fine focus. Its better to get it in perfect focus with your eyes though. Get the edges as sharp as possible and press the shutter.
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If I remember correctly you refitted your Amscope with a Nikon objective (100x). What is the model number?
I have never owned an Amscope. Lipa's is the first one I have ever seen.
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riverdweller said: "Camarophyllopsis sp. (maybe undescribed)"
I read something on this from '08, I believe, that said it was on the endangered species list.
There are a lot of mushroom species which only occur in Lane Cove Bushland Park.
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About your Scleroderma reae, I believe I found something like that late last month. I will post in a new thread.
Yours is a Rhizopogon. Scleroderma is dark purple/black in the center.
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elementnature said: Is it possible for OP to post what specific type of area these cyan's in esco were found, like in the sense of it being park or forest or in woodchip bed on side of road, in front of apartments? Cause these things dont just pop up in socal too often if im correct...
They were in a woodchip bed on the side of the road.
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elementnature said: I plan on it, but looking for these here isn't easy.
It is easy to look but not as easy to find them.
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never_2_high said: Are those cyans from san diego Allen?
No, they are from Escondido.
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Mr. Mushrooms
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Alan Rockefeller said:
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Mr. Mushrooms said: For those interested in making superior micrographs, could you describe the method used for physically taking them? How do you shoot down the eyepiece? Is it as simple as holding the camera above the eyepiece (how close?), focusing and taking the photo?
I hold the camera directly on the eyepiece, as close as it can get. I use the P shooting mode, white balance set to tungsten, manual focus set to infinity.
When taking cystidia pics they do not look like much until I turn up the contrast using the gimp. Before that point its a lot like photographing ghosts.
Its important to have the thing you want to photograph in perfect focus. On my camera if you turn on manual focus it gives you an enlarged window which is useful for adjusting the fine focus. Its better to get it in perfect focus with your eyes though. Get the edges as sharp as possible and press the shutter.
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If I remember correctly you refitted your Amscope with a Nikon objective (100x). What is the model number?
I have never owned an Amscope. Lipa's is the first one I have ever seen.
Thanks. Yeah, my Canon A630 has the same manual focus as yours. You're right. It's always better to use your eyes. I see you upgraded on your camera. I'll have to check that model out. I recently got a Nikon L16 for use with the scopes. We'll see how that one works.
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obi
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Wow, cool thread.
I wish I had a scope.
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St. Chibes
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Re: Fungi of San Diego [Re: obi]
#13468143 - 11/11/10 10:44 AM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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I think everyone else already summed it up, but I'll say it too. Good job and very nice thread. Also, thanks for putting up a mini-glossary at the beginning of the thread.
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upsmann1
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Gymnopilus subpruinosus, does anyone know if it's active? Not sure on spelling, someone correct me if i am wrong. thank you
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TimmiT
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Re: Fungi of San Diego [Re: upsmann1]
#13470421 - 11/11/10 06:56 PM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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It's Gymnopus (without the il) subpruinosus... not active.
The genus Gymnopilus does contain some active species though.
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CapMeh
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Re: Fungi of San Diego [Re: TimmiT]
#13473999 - 11/12/10 02:17 PM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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Fantastic hunt alan! Its that time of year again
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Javadog
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Re: Fungi of San Diego [Re: CapMeh]
#13495657 - 11/16/10 10:38 PM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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I am just so happy that this thread is not so old that I will get crap for posting to it. ;0)
I was looking Alan up. (he has helped the Growers forum via Stonesun and I was curious)
Well, this thread stopped me cold. I live in San Diego and did not know that we grew that many useful fungi.
I think that this perception is driven by there being so many interesting species growing in the PNW. One wonders what can grow in our coastal desert.
Not to waste your time, I found this item while walking to my car at work:
* It was growing in the well-watered grass outside my company's building. In the turf. * The gills are light yellow where the flesh is white. They are attached to the stem. * The stem was about 1.5" long, white fleshed, and fully solid. Where the cap is brownish, and the stem and gills are yellowish with very small spots of an oranger (?) color. * The cap is about 1.5" wide. It has a flattened top, but is not concave. It is a orangy-brown and is slightly shiny. * I am taking a print on white paper and aluminum. I will report. * No bruising...at all, even after cutting it. * It smells....mushroomy. Nothing out of the ordinary. * It was growing in a well watered area, and so I am not sure that it is native to Southern California.
This photo tried to capture the speckles on the stem:
The gills (*very* dense):
Other photos:
(I will try to find something to adjust the levels on the last one)
Well, take care all,
Javadog
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lipa
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Re: Fungi of San Diego [Re: Javadog]
#13495700 - 11/16/10 10:49 PM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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Suillus pungens
The color of the cap of the species varies greatly in SD.
Lipa
Edited by lipa (11/16/10 10:49 PM)
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Maverick
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Re: Fungi of San Diego [Re: lipa]
#13495727 - 11/16/10 10:55 PM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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This is amazing rockefeller! Thumbs up!
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Javadog
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Re: Fungi of San Diego [Re: lipa]
#13495801 - 11/16/10 11:13 PM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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lipa said: Suillus pungens
The color of the cap of the species varies greatly in SD.
Lipa
Zap. That was fast. I did not expect it to be rare.
(It is nice to know that I have fellow fungals here in SD ...but Psilocybe Cyanescens, in Escondildo? WFT! ;0)
Now I am off to read about my small find.
Take care,
JD
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Humboldt_Hunter
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Re: Fungi of San Diego [Re: Javadog]
#13496544 - 11/17/10 04:20 AM (13 years, 4 months ago) |
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i can look at this thread for hours. it makes me so happy
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slapphappypill
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so freaking cool, Love the pictures!!! makes me want to start looking next spring-fall
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VancouverNoob
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Wow, this thread is amazing! Can you tell me the type of microscope you have? I am looking at buying one in the next couple months here.
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