Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice picture. We've been away in NW Scotland again and there were many different sorts of fungus coming up. I did not find them easy to photograph close up and tried several lenses on the M8. The DoF is so shallow close up it was difficult to get a good focus from the rangefinder even at very small apertures. My wife did better with the D-LUX2. I was interested in the differences between your M8 picture and your Nikon one. Don't they always have infuriating blades of grass in front of them! Best wishes, Matthew -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+matthew=hunt.tc@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Leonard Taupier Sent: 01 October 2008 02:01 To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] IMG: Poison Mushrooms After three days of on and off rain I found these mushrooms surrounding my small Spruce tree in my back yard. It was strange that they were no where else in the yard. <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/AmanitaMuscaria.jpg.html> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/ AmanitaMuscaria_2.jpg.html> One of the mushrooms behind the tree was about 10" in diameter. Before I could take it's picture it fell over and broke. I identified the mushroom as a Amanita Muscaria var. formosa. These mushrooms are found throughout the USA. On the west coast the cap color is more red where on the east coast they are more orange or yellow. If anyone can identify it as a different type please correct me. This mushroom is listed as poisonous but has been used as a hallucinogen if prepared properly and in small quantities but can also cause a person to go into a coma after becoming sick. Thanks for looking. Len _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information