Autumn Walk at RSPB Sandy

There were lots of subjects to photograph on our walk around RSPB Sandy yesterday with the Fly Agarics and Parasols taking the centre stage though I enjoyed the smaller specimens such as the Pinecone Caps and the Lichens.

Miscellany of Fungi from Brandon and Santon Downham

 On Saturday at Brandon, I used a UV light on a variety of toadstools and must research what causes the consistent different colours that are emitted under this light source. At Santon Downham was well as finding a wide range of new species, we tried using a smoke machine and a crystal ball with some of the toadstools growing on the abundant branches and in the pine cones. I photographed what I thought was a small beetle and it turned out to be a sheep tick while the white '?gall' from Saturday is a Sputnick Spider's egg sac. 

RPS Visit to Brandon

 The weather and some lost car keys were the only things that detracted from a perfect day at Brandon yesterday - there were abundant fungi of lots of species, many very colourful, to keep our group of a  dozen photographers very happy on their knees for the day. The overcast conditions meant that burn out of the whites and unwanted shadows were not a problem but the low light levels gave a bit of a problem spotting species under the leaf canopy.

Fungi Photography Planning Visit

I spent this morning planning tomorrow's RPS visit on site  and was delighted to find a good variety of species. the light level was very low but did give some lovely soft muted autumn colours. A bit more light tomorrow would be good. Taken with Fuji XV100 single shots or Olympus 12-45 stacked images

Paxton Fungi

 Although not abundant as in some years, there are fungi to be found at Paxton and some, like these Mycena form some very attractive clumps. I had my UV torch with me as interested in the different colours that the various species reflect when lit with this wavelength.