Glowing Mushroom [Flickr Explore #8]

*** First Place Winner at the Jackson County Fair! ***

Steve and I drove out to Lost Creek Reservoir for a photography hike about a week ago and both of us were on the lookout for mushrooms! This area is very wet in the winter and spring, so we knew there would be plenty of fungus and lichen to take pictures of. As predicted, there were lots to take pictures of, but when I found this one, I squealed outloud to Steve, "LOOK!!!"

Some mushrooms are extra special, and this is one of them. With its translucent cap and defined, deeply grooved gills, this stunning mushroom is prettier still because of the way its stem is curved as it grows out of the hillside. Illumination from above further enhanced the glowing quality, and finally, the background fell off into darkness to make this one of my most glamorous mushroom shots! I hope you like it! :) (By the way...if you like this mushroom, I'll be posting a cropped-in close-up to show that pretty detail in a few days!)

I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too!

Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

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This image was taken in February, 2012. Explored on February 16, 2012.