Red and purple beauty in the park

Zeus1

Summer is over, at least in the Northern hemisphere. Days are getting shorter, it rains a lot (at least here in Belgium) and the leaves are falling. So, this is mushroom season!
Around where I live (small town between Ghent in Antwerp), You can find lots of red Amanita popping up. What follows is a small collection of pictures, depicting Amanita muscaria in different growth stages, followed by a small surprise. Thee pictures were taken in an oak lane.

If You want to read up, go to Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria

All pictures taken with Nikon D200 and Sigma 150/2.8











And for a striking contrast, next to these red beauties, some purple midgets. Sorry , don't know their name.

basflt

all are extremely big , except #1 , that can grow much bigger

( i love belgium )

Lord Vetinari

Lovely captures- esp like the composition of #2
Brian V.

GOLDENORFE

great series, never tried shooting a mroom!

jackiejay

mrooms can be rather pretty never took the time to really look at them(dont like eating them also lol)Im gonna have to look at them in a diff way great set loved 6