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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Poison Mushrooms
From: len-001 at verizon.net (Leonard Taupier)
Date: Wed Oct 1 16:52:58 2008
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Hi Luis,

I like to use the Summitar. The photos look more real to me. No  
digital look. For this photo I just cropped it very little. Nothing  
else done to it. No macro attachments. But that gives me an idea. I  
should try the DR Summicron on the M8.

Best Regards,
Len


On Oct 1, 2008, at 5:07 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote:

> Hi Len,
>
> Nice to see the picture with the Summitar, with Macro attachments?
>
> Saludos cordiales
> LLuis
>
>
> El 01/10/2008, a las 3:00, Leonard Taupier escribi?:
>
>> After three days of on and off rain I found these mushrooms  
>> surrounding my small Spruce tree in my back yard. It was strange  
>> that they were no where else in the yard.
>>
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/ 
>> AmanitaMuscaria.jpg.html>
>>
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/ 
>> AmanitaMuscaria_2.jpg.html>
>>
>> One of the mushrooms behind the tree was about 10" in diameter.  
>> Before I could take it's picture it fell over and broke.
>>
>> I identified the mushroom as a Amanita Muscaria var. formosa.  
>> These mushrooms are found throughout the USA. On the west coast  
>> the cap color is more red where on the east coast  they are more  
>> orange or yellow.  If anyone can identify it as a different type  
>> please correct me.
>>
>> This mushroom is listed as poisonous but has been used as a  
>> hallucinogen if prepared properly and in small quantities but can  
>> also cause a person to go into a coma after becoming sick.
>>
>> Thanks for looking.
>> Len
>>
>>
>>
>>
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