~ toadstool 'n bokeh ~
Young example of Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly Amanita (or toadstool): Macclesfield, Victoria, Australia.
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curves, crop and border in PS
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Young example of Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly Amanita (or toadstool): Macclesfield, Victoria, Australia.
ODT - Cover
single RAW
curves, crop and border in PS
handheld
This photo was taken on May 16, 2009.
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TomRaven, oNe.SwEeT.wOrLd, supermans wife, Photojunkymonkey (Black Rider Photography), and 27 other people added this photo to their favorites.
~wishiwasanotter~ (37 months ago | reply)
this is the tree where I found them.

TomRaven (37 months ago | reply)
Superb! I can almost see the Fairies dancing around it :-)
ozroadwarrior (37 months ago | reply)
Fantastic.
Getdownthump (37 months ago | reply)
Super Mario would be in heaven!
Great shot, love the tag location too.
accidental photographer1 (off flickr for awhile) [deleted] (37 months ago | reply)
Great find and capture! Love the bokeh Mate! Well done
Michelle in Ireland (37 months ago | reply)
yummy!
Funky Slug (37 months ago | reply)
Just the right height for a slug to munch on... or even an otter... lol... Not sure I'd fancy the after-effects though.. Superb shot though..
petostheindividual (37 months ago | reply)
What a cool looking fungai great shot
Jennifer 真泥佛 (37 months ago | reply)
lovely shot.
aswirly (away) [deleted] (37 months ago | reply)
Wow, that's cool. I've never seen a mushroom like this outside of story books
Wolfgang Staudt (37 months ago | reply)
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Jersey Rich (37 months ago | reply)
Wonderful capture. Well done!
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supermans wife (37 months ago | reply)
I thought these were only in fairy tales, but I see they really grow and you have them in OZ. Lucky you and they are so cool, my kids are fascinated by the colors.
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mcotoli (37 months ago | reply)
great shot!
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amazing colors
Photojunkymonkey (Black Rider Photography) (37 months ago | reply)
super mario mushrooms? lol. great capture love the bokeh.

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g_heyde (37 months ago | reply)
Excellent capture!
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blueintheburgh (37 months ago | reply)
I love these toadstools!! The color and bokeh are fantastic!
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Wolfhorn (37 months ago | reply)
Nice shot! Love these mushrooms..
Chrissie64 (37 months ago | reply)
Love these toadstools- great to see such a line-up!
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Sam Ilić (37 months ago | reply)
i havent seen these in years!
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rio en medio - Jose On/Off (36 months ago | reply)
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AcombDave (36 months ago | reply)
Stunning!
(nearly as nice to capture as a poppy!)
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Very pretty and colorful image!

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Emily-Rose Wills (35 months ago | reply)
wow, this is amazing.
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A fabulous shot. Nice idea to show where you found them as well
sunshine 52 (back in 4 weeks) [deleted] (31 months ago | reply)
Suberp image...
flickrfanmk2007 (31 months ago | reply)
This is smurfy good bokeh!
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crankyinmv (31 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous. Santa Claus colored hallucinogenic 'shroom.
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