Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Got up this morning to more heavy rain, it finally let up so off to the lake, on the NFS road 3001 the pine trees were whispering there is a fungus among us.
For the next hour or so I wandered among the trees and fungus stopping here and there and doing portraits.
There was a light drizzle at first, then spotty sunlight and overcast.
The forest service did controlled burns late last winter and early spring I have been finding a lot new suspects, the usuals are few and far between.
I did find the May Apples I couldn't fine awhile back, the poor things were looking bad suffering from wet feet and not blooming.
This will be a three part post with more to come tomorrow.

Please forgive our appearance, but the rain splashed this stuff all over us.

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Me too, I'm just too damp to dust off

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it's still drizzling, and I'm getting a bit chilly

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Psssst over here, watch your big feet please

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Hey, there is more color over here

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and here

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I'm the cleanest

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uhaas2009

Prepared right and than it’s delicious food.....nice pics

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Thank you very much

reguli Loc: Uruguay

Good shots. A long time ago I used to go collect pine mushrooms near my house, but now there are a lot of people who do it for trade and I have to buy them. I prepare them with carrot, onion and red pepper in olive oil and vinegar.

roxiemarty Loc: Florida

I LOVE to photograph fungus! So many unique and strange varieties. And where I grew up, people hunt morels. These are great!

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Thank you very much Jorge
I have no idea if which are & are not editable so I leave them for others.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Thank you very much Roxiemarty

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

You captured a great variety, Frank. The downloads are beautiful.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Thank you very much Joe

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice fungi, Frank.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

Very nice, Frank. Most people overlook fungi as photographic material. I like to take pictures of them. It can be a challenge as they like dark places and many are low to the ground.

Busbum Loc: 85367

All mushrooms are edible, some only once

angler Loc: StHelens England

Excellent collection Frank.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Thank you very much John

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Thank you very much Ken
Well lets just say I sat on a blanket on the drive back home, I don't mind getting down for the low shots, but getting back up can be a chore after being down on my knees or laying down, some of these shot were 20 sec. or longer and 2-5 images per subject. ISO 64, f36-f40