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21 October 2005 (35)
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21 October 2005 SRW

Fit to burst
21 October 2005 (35)

Wimborne, Dorset, UK

Thought it looked slightly acorn-like in the thumbnail,
with the leaf where the cup would be....

Taken on the Beech Avenue at Kingston Lacy (its natural habitat),
this is a 'coprinus picaceus', or 'magpie inkcap'; in French, 'coprin noir et blanc'.
It's probably poisonous, but has supposedly been eaten by some with no ill-effect. Um....

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Nikon Coolpix 8700
1/86s f/3.1 at 14.7mm iso50 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time21-Oct-2005 12:14:59
MakeNikon
ModelE8700
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length14.7 mm
Exposure Time1/86 sec
Aperturef/3.1
ISO Equivalent50
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (2)
Focus Distance

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Guest 24-Oct-2005 11:47
Try again (PBase running slowly at the mo, so hopefully this doesnt appear twice lol).
What a lovely shot - I havent seen one of these yet.
Guest 24-Oct-2005 11:47
Ooh, lovely shot!
Ana Carloto O'Shea22-Oct-2005 11:19
Eat?? Hummm... I pass, though you've managed to shot this one in such a way that it almost looks like a chocolate...and the leaf looks like the wrapping paper :)) Ok! it's almost luch time for me, so I guess I am alucinating already ;))
Serioulsly now, I believe that you've managed to make a very interesting macro shot, with great colours and detail and the little leaf is a winner too.
Great capture!
Sharon Rogers21-Oct-2005 19:59
Nice details, you're not one for tummy shots then? hehe