What the hell is that ....

[JoseC]

red mushroom that smells like sh.... :) :) :)
The flies like it :) :)
Tell me what you feel :)
Rgds
Jose
http://jscpll.club.fr/ugglyfly.jpg

[clickit]

Yuck! Discusting.

[Dirty Shirt]

tomato or a watermelon?

[JoseC]

tomato or a watermelon?
No it is a mushroom that smells very bad.
Jose

[Leorooster]

yeh, I've seen that and it smells terribly bad. I mean BAD.........nice shot though!!

[jukas]

Disgusting looking, but great colors and saturation! Mind sharing what lens you used?

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

That is such an awesome pic! Great job, very creative, but as Jukas, I'm wondering what lens you used. 100mm f/2.8 macro? 180mm L macro?

[Harry Settle]

Trust me, the dogs love to roll in them also. Then they get a perverse satisfaction from chasing everyone around the yard.

[JoseC]

That is such an awesome pic! Great job, very creative, but as Jukas, I'm wondering what lens you used. 100mm f/2.8 macro? 180mm L macro?
For your information, I din't used an SLR, I used a G3 and a tripod .
Here is the exif.
Camera Model: Canon PowerShot G3
Shutter speed: 1/6 sec
Aperture: 5,6
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Self-timer: 2 secs
ISO: 50
Focal length: 28,8mm
Digital zoom: 2,2x
Subject distance: 0,260 m
AF mode: Manual focus
Image quality: Fine
White balance: Cloudy
Regards
Jose

[JoseC]

Trust me, the dogs love to roll in them also. Then they get a perverse satisfaction from chasing everyone around the yard.
You scare me, because I have a dog in the yard .
I am also scared about manipulating this THING to get rid of it :(
Is this toxic ?
Rgds
Jose

[Milos]

That is just a mushroom, not poisonous one. The scientific (Latin) name is Clathrus ruber, it is called "Witch's Heart" back in my country Serbia. I still haven't found this rare species after 15 years as an amateur mycologist! But a friend of mine has, you may find some photos at:
http://www.treasurekeepers.org.yu/sr/Zanimljivosti/clathrus_ruber/
So, I was just looking for more ef-s 60mm macro lens opinions, but found its future subject.

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Canon EOS 30, EOS 350D, S50
EF 50mm f/1.8

[JoseC]

That is just a mushroom, not poisonous one. The scientific (Latin) name is Clathrus ruber, it is called "Witch's Heart" back in my country Serbia. I still haven't found this rare species after 15 years as an amateur mycologist! But a friend of mine has, you may find some photos at:
http://www.treasurekeepers.org.yu/sr/Zanimljivosti/clathrus_ruber/


Thanks a lot Milos for the information.
Doing myself a google search, I found that:

by Michael Kuo

Recent criminology research has determined that Clathrus ruber is a diet staple for psycho killers living in remote mountain shacks. This discovery, stumbled onto by a mushroom-loving grad student at Quantico who rearranged the letters of Clathrus ruber to get "RURAL BUTCHERS," may lead to the development of new FBI profiles and . . .

at this address
http://www.bluewillowpages.com/mushroomexpert/clathrus_ruber.html

Incredible :) :) :)

Jose

[PhotosGuy]

JoseC: :D:D

The flies like it
Tell me what you feel UM... uneasy?