Stinkhorn

Found this on Saturday. You can smell them before you see them. Absolutely revolting. Also had to wait until it wasn't crawling with flies before photographing it. I know the background is messy but its the environment and too much to start cloning out.

D80
Sigma 150mm
f11
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ISO 400
Tripod

Well taken Maggie, but you should have taken it when the flies were on it much more interesting IMHO. There was a pre-emergent one at Speke Hall a couple of weeks ago when we were clearing the woodland of R. ponticum.
I photographed one there nearly three years ago with the flies see http://www.naturephotographers.net/imagecritique/bbs.cgi?a=vm&mr=12510&CGISESSID=5ea77c2493c4f7eb285aa12f3544774e&u=14201

You're right about the smell but the flies love it.

Very nice and intresting to see, I have been after some Fly Agaric(red topped ones) in my local woods but not looking great, this is a lovely,well detailed image and very nice to see as I like fungi

Typical Maggie,

I leave her alone for a few minutes and this is the result


Very nice and smelly image

Hello Maggie.

Its a nice example of the Stinkhorn and I like the setting, but I'm affraid the bright piece of dead grass Top left is letting this down as it really pulls the eye. I think I would try and clone it out are at least darken it so it does'nt stand out so much.