Mushrooms & Toadstools

Challenge #10 in the Life in the Natural World series. Hosted by RuthC.

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Show us the beauty and and unusual details in toadstools or mushrooms in their natural environment, not under studio lights. (No, no mushrooms sliced and diced ready for a Stir Fry or Mushroom Sauce for your steak.) Insects or other small creatures may be present in your entry but must not dominate the picture. Macro shots welcome. SIZE DOES MATTER: See below!

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Announced:

Saturday, 25th August, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 1st September, 2012 – Friday, 7th September, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 8th September, 2012 – Friday, 14th September, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

SIZE: Longer side of entry, MAXIMUM 1600px.
Digital photos only, with full EXIF data.
Colour only.
No HDR.
Don't remove the background.
TITLE: Give your entry a title, not just an photo number.
NO watermarks or forms of identification.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

NO photos from previous DPR challenges can be entered in this challenge.
Encouraging comments about entries are welcome.
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Sandbagging, and vote solicitation will cause DQ'ing of entries, please don't even contemplate it!
Entrants or voters caught cheating will be unwelcome in my future challenges.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Trimetes versicolor

by eyevan

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Camera:	Olympus E-620
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Submitted:	Tuesday, 4th September, 2012 07:29 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 6th March, 2011
Focal length:	42 mm
Shutter speed:	1/80 sec
Aperture:	F9
ISO:	250
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Galleries:	View this photo in eyevan's gallery

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