Hi, I'm Andrea, and I'm interested in creatures and plants both wild and tamed, and people of all sorts. I only use a compact digital camera ,as I love being able to get it into a back pocket, and not have to cart heavy kit about. I carry a Panasonic Lumix TZ series, binoculars and a hand lens almost everywhere.Most of my outings are with the dogs so I only use point and shoot.
I am getting the hang of Photoshop, thanks to some very kind folk on RR!Â
I have a wildlife garden in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the UK, and spend a lot of time there . I retired from teaching art to teenagers a while ago.
I'm now getting some good results with my digi compacts; it took me a while to make the switch from my old film camera, an 1960 ish Pentax Spotmatic, but the mistakes are much cheaper! Â
I have 4 lodgers, 3 dogs and a parrot who, as at 2017, I have had 40 years.
I has so far had 19 dogs, mostly rescues.
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Comments (24)
ronmolina
Excellent shot!
johndoop
Great picture Wonderful shot!!!!!!
bmac62
Great detail. Could a revengeful neighborhood fox be trying to get back at Ralphie? Not quite sure how he'd carry a piece of wood though...
helanker
Such a lovely shroom Andrea. Hope no more wood will be knicked.
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
jayfar
This pic is a beauty Andrea, a great find.
Rob2753
Beautifully taken and the zoom is well worth it :)
auntietk
Oh my. Just look at all the detail, and that pattern is fabulous! It's mesmerizing to look at. Excellent capture!
blinkings
What an amazing example of nature.
goodoleboy
Outstanding photo of this amazing growth, Andrea. I thought at first it had something to do with mushrooms, and not immature oysters shedding their skin. And, another one of your local arcane colloquialisms, knicking, was no where to be found on Google.
MrsRatbag
What a gorgeous fungus!
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Top shooting. people are so low as to steal another persons logs. My god in heaven, what is it coming to when even a log or two isn't sacred. Maybe it all those "Arcane" ingrates eh?
Faemike55
Very cool capture It's a shame that the Old Bills frown on booby traps - a couple of well placed tricks and the word gets around quick
jocko500
this is wonderful
wysiwig
Best not to look at this for very long. I might become hypnotized. Absolutely stunning detail and a really beautiful pattern.
blondeblurr
Sort of an upside-down shroom ? it's very intriguing to me to see this type of 'fungus' - but still very appealing or peeling ;)) BB
dakotabluemoon
This is so cool love the bottoms of these.
Mark-David-Rogers
Great capture, I don't think this is edible, reality is there are Fungi we don't know enough about to say one way or the other, in those cases it's best to avoid eating it. Preparation is key with fungi and get that wrong and it can be the last mistake. It seems we encounter thieves no matter where we might be.. good idea to cover it up, If all else fails hook up a cctv camera in an overlooking window.. might expect it to be a youth or someone but it could be some old timer under austerity conditions needs a few to burn. Theft is theft and I'm sure if the person responsible knocked and asked and maybe offer a modest sum.. things might be different.
jendellas
Very attractive!!
moochagoo
Perfect close up
three_grrr
What a beautiful mushroom! What a shame that someone's helping themselves to your wood. Someone mentioned traps .. even a few well placed rat traps could do the trick!
danapommet
A gorgeous display of a mushroom's gills. I love tis pattern!!!
kaward
What a beautiful structure with the little inward curl! Cracking shot too!
Katraz
Fascinating, I've not seen this before.