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This little mushroom was growing out of the root stem of a fallen tree. The roots were creating a vertical wall of moss which creates a nice backdrop for the fungi growig out.
To be honest, I have no Idea what kind of fungus this is. If anyone of you can name it I would appreciate a comment.
This year I found a rather large crop of beautiful mushrooms growing under a pair of fairly young oak trees. The colors were outstanding and the groups of fruiting bodies nicely placed.
Last year I posted a number of mushroom images with words from Alice In Wonderland. I still feel those words apply.
There were a few low clouds in lower atmosphere layers therefore the air pollution rose quite high. Nevertheless the milky way was peaking out. The tree was lighted by a small LED flashlight.
Before the big beautiful steam locomotive starts, they clear the cylinders of water. To do this, they blow steam through the system. In fact, the volunteers who were helping with the event strongly urged all of us (particularly we photographers who have little to no sense) to stand back. The farther back we stood, the stronger the blow the engineer could make. Well, it looks like we stood back far enough, eh? :-)
Like the previous weekend, the day I photographed this part of the series was very gray with flat lighting. I like using tone-mapping to bring out the various micro-contrast tones that would otherwise be hidden from view.