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    Fly Agaric

    Found these at Arne on Thursday, all were only just visible beneath dead ferns and leaves so around ten minutes gardening was needed to carefully uncover them before shooting

    All with 100 f2.8 L IS macro

    Stan





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    love the first Stan, excellent work
    :- Ian

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      #3
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      Stan

      Tom

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        #4
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        thanks Ian and Tom

        stan
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          #5
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          Nice images Stan, gardening was worth the effort.
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            #6
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            thanks Ant

            gardening was worth the effort
            got a pair of scissors permanently in the bag now
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                #8
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                cheers Dave

                Stan
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                  #9
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                  Well spotted and taken shots

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                    #10
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                    Having seen these shots I went to a local country park built on shale from an old colliery. Normally there are hundreds of them in a small area but I couldn't see even one. Having said that, it was in November when I'd previously photographed them. I might have tried to get a bit lower on these, although I've reached the age when getting back up is the problem! I do have a problem however with 'gardening'. In another post you said that you don't take the shot if a bird isn't in front of a decent background. I feel the same about cutting down vegetation, so I move on until I find a subject that doesn't need 'gardening'.

                    John

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                      #11
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                      Cheers Dave

                      I do have a problem however with 'gardening'. In another post you said that you don't take the shot if a bird isn't in front of a decent background. I feel the same about cutting down vegetation, so I move on until I find a subject that doesn't need 'gardening'.
                      shooting things like fungi is completely different to shooting birds although in a way the same considerations apply-never have anything in the frame that takes attention away from or is a distraction to the subject. With live animals, birds etc, of course you do not have the opportunity for gardening and a chain saw along with camera kit is not practical to carry and of course I would never think of damaging a tree or bush so you have to move around to get the clean composition.

                      With plants etc you can clean up without causing damage and if you read what I said at the beginning of the thread, you will see I referred to dead ferns and leaves which were providing the majority of cover. In any case removing odd blades of grass is no different to what you do with your lawn mower at home

                      As to getting lower, you can't get any lower than lying on your stomach
                      Last edited by Stan; 11-10-2016, 21:07.
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                        #12
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                        a local country park built on shale from an old col
                        There's a very similar site in north Warwickshire, also an old colliery site, where these and many other fungi are found in great abundance, they seem to get something they need from the soil. Fly Agaric are associated with birch trees so you need to look for them in areas of birch.

                        I don't have a problem with gardening if it's just cutting back grass, removing dead leaves etc., but I have seen people cutting back other flowers to get a good shot of an orchid, which I wouldn't agree with. More damage though, can be caused by photographers lying flat on the ground crushing plants, or tramping around a meadow trying to find the "best" example of a flower. There's a meadow nature reserve here where I used to do an annual guided walk. It's the only site in the county for a tiny fern which is very difficult to find, it's hidden in the grass. I gave up telling people where it is because so many would go back later to get a photo and most of the ferns were trampled by them trying to find it again!
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                          #13
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                          As to getting lower, you can't get any lower than lying on your stomach
                          on the pathway
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                            #14
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                            To be honest, cutting back a bit of vegetation around a Fly Agaric isn't going to cause too much harm. I just think that most people who do it, would also do it in other circumstances.
                            I often go to a reserve where there are a lot of Wasp Spiders within a metre of a tarmac path. It is possible to stay on the path and get good shots but the majority of photographers are either cutting down the long grasses, or as Richard has said flattening it. Then if you return a few days later, there are very small circles of long grass left, with cut or trampled grass around them and the spiders have moved away. Then you see people flattening the grass further away instead of staying on the path.

                            John

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                              #15
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                              Half expected to see an elf.

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