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Recommended Travel Friendly Macro Tripod

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EarthMurmurs Regular Member • Posts: 475
Re: Recommended Travel Friendly Macro Tripod - for fungi

maggiemole wrote:

Right now, I’m more interested in your fungi expertise - especially if you live in southern England.

I won't sugar coat it - hunting for fungi is hard work. You will get very dirty, you'll walk for hours at a time in dense forest, many days finding nothing at all. My greatest finds have all been well off any established walking trails. And usually a very long way from my home, 2+ hours driving.

I've been attacked by dogs, came home with mysterious skin irritations, been bitten by swarms of fire ants, struck at by a snake, swooped on by agressive birds, sustained ligament injuries. Yet I still keep chasing that next beautiful specimen.

Is it worth it ? For me, yes. I enjoy searching for less common things to photograph. Here's some of my finds over the past two seasons:

https://earthmurmurs.com/fungi/

Can't help you with locations in England, as I'm based down under. But if you have FB, there's a very active private group called "Fungi of the World", maybe you can join the group and shout out to members who could recommend some spots in the UK

Good luck, and I hope you find some funky fungi on your travels

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