Thank you for the warm welcome! It was super fun to go back through the good 'ol days. Thanks for taking the time to check out my shots.
I didn't know that the fly agarics are valuable because they are quite common in that area of Sweden i lived. My mother in law said they were what the Vikings used to get in the Berserker state of mind before battle. I saw the brown ones, red, and orange fly agarics.
I don't collect the mushrooms. There are only a couple of types we take home when foraging. I am usually just foraging for photographs. That one at the bottom she called 'Devil's Hoof' because it's supposed to be so poisonous and it looks like the devil's footprint. I can't seem to find any images of it online and didn't see any results for the Tiger fly agaric either.
Thanks for your kind words. With how basic the cameras i used were (cheap point and shoot) there was a lot of magic made with the steady hands. Thanks for getting the relay going and i am super excited to have participated. Looking forward to getting some more shots!
Red fly agarics can be cooked like regular mushrooms if dried or boiled first. But they are much more useful if they are dry or used as a juice for health. They are very helpful.
Fresh fly agaric contains both poison and antidote. If you eat a lot, you will just vomit and everything will be fine.
Here the tiger fly agaric and the pale grebe are poisonous for real. You don't even need to try them. There is no antidote at all against the venom of the pale toadstool.
Of course, for macro, it is better and more convenient to use modern digital cameras and lenses. But for a good photo, it's more important who shoots than what camera they shoot :)
Thanks again. Do you have any links for the Tiger Fly Agaric by chance? I just spent the last hour or so reading up on the Fly Agaric. Good times. Very informative. I agree with you about who shoots over what tool they are using for the photography! =)