~ toadstool 'n bokeh ~

    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

    Comments and faves

    1. ~wishiwasanotter~ (37 months ago | reply)

      this is the tree where I found them.
      : toadstool nursery :

    2. TomRaven (37 months ago | reply)

      Superb! I can almost see the Fairies dancing around it :-)

    3. Getdownthump (37 months ago | reply)

      Super Mario would be in heaven!
      Great shot, love the tag location too.

    4. accidental photographer1 (off flickr for awhile) [deleted] (37 months ago | reply)

      Great find and capture! Love the bokeh Mate! Well done

    5. 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..

    6. petostheindividual (37 months ago | reply)

      What a cool looking fungai great shot

    7. aswirly (away) [deleted] (37 months ago | reply)

      Wow, that's cool. I've never seen a mushroom like this outside of story books

    8. Jersey Rich (37 months ago | reply)

      Wonderful capture. Well done!

      This photo took my BREATH away

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    9. george paris (busy: on/off again) (37 months ago | reply)

      This photo took my BREATH away

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    10. 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.

    11. I Am Not I (37 months ago | reply)

      This photo took my BREATH away

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    12. mcotoli (37 months ago | reply)

      great shot!

    13. XOXO, Hapa (37 months ago | reply)

      This photo took my BREATH away

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      amazing colors

    14. Photojunkymonkey (Black Rider Photography) (37 months ago | reply)

      super mario mushrooms? lol. great capture love the bokeh.
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    15. MSA - my other side ( infos in profile ) (37 months ago | reply)

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    16. g_heyde (37 months ago | reply)

      Excellent capture!

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    17. blueintheburgh (37 months ago | reply)

      I love these toadstools!! The color and bokeh are fantastic!

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    18. Wolfhorn (37 months ago | reply)

      Nice shot! Love these mushrooms..

    19. Chrissie64 (37 months ago | reply)

      Love these toadstools- great to see such a line-up!
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    20. Sam Ilić (37 months ago | reply)

      i havent seen these in years!

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    21. rio en medio - Jose On/Off (36 months ago | reply)

      Fantastic shot!

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    22. peachesandoliva (Just married!) (36 months ago | reply)

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    23. ilona912 (36 months ago | reply)

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    24. AcombDave (36 months ago | reply)

      Stunning!

      (nearly as nice to capture as a poppy!)

      Thanks for your comment

    25. def110 (36 months ago | reply)

      This is a magnificent example of
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    30. alanj2007 off until next week (36 months ago | reply)

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    33. Emily-Rose Wills (35 months ago | reply)

      wow, this is amazing.

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    35. : : p r e t t y p i x e l s : : (31 months ago | reply)

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    36. nettisrb (31 months ago | reply)

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      A fabulous shot. Nice idea to show where you found them as well

    39. sunshine 52 (back in 4 weeks) [deleted] (31 months ago | reply)

      Suberp image...

    40. flickrfanmk2007 (31 months ago | reply)

      This is smurfy good bokeh!

      Bokehland Thanks for sharing it!

    41. crankyinmv (31 months ago | reply)

      Gorgeous. Santa Claus colored hallucinogenic 'shroom.

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