wow! what a nice picture!

Geology Tiger · Jan 5, 2009 11:09 AM

Thanks GT bra, One more,

_____ · Jan 5, 2009 12:25 PM

they are very nice pictures of lovely nature. what camera (i think it is point and shoot, operated in manual mode) did you use? or it looked beautiful simply because the the objects you shot were beautiful?

ctal · Jan 5, 2009 1:13 PM

Ctal, I use canon power shot G2 model, 4 mp 3 optical zoom. At present canon produces power shot G10., lens of my camera is very good so pics are good, and also I think  may be I can sense the beauty of nature that also played role.

_____ · Jan 5, 2009 1:33 PM

Beauty of nature,

_____ · Jan 5, 2009 2:53 PM

i lob ur pic..keep comming....

rawbee · Jan 5, 2009 2:58 PM

Thanks rawbee

_____ · Jan 5, 2009 3:44 PM

Didn't a Nepali girl die in Russia from mushroom poisoning living an infant behind few years ago?

jenny · Jan 5, 2009 3:54 PM

No Idea jenny, I do not live in Russia,

_____ · Jan 5, 2009 4:22 PM

kati wata mushroom hunt gareu ta blanky... :)

girly_gurl · Jan 5, 2009 6:31 PM

really amazing....very nice pictures!

maitai · Jan 5, 2009 6:39 PM

GG, photo ma dekhiya jati sabai hunted, Thanks maitai, Close up of one mushroom

timi_mero_sathi · Jan 5, 2009 9:11 PM

GG, all the photographed mushrooms are haunted. Thanks maitai One close up.

_____ · Jan 5, 2009 9:17 PM

are they edible?

vname · Jan 5, 2009 9:34 PM

Hi, really amazing shots of nature's beauty. I'm kind of curious....you mentioned that u don't live in Russia. But you have a pretty good collection of pics taken there. Were you on a holiday? Perhaps in order for viewers to further appreciate your photographic subjects, it would be nice if you could kindly share some additional information for our general knowledge. e.g. location in Russia (its a mighty vast land, u know). purpose of mushroom hunting; the various species you identified etc. Hope I'm not asking too much. But such added info will definitely help in adding value to your pics. Keep up the good work. Its beautiful.

Heartbeat · Jan 6, 2009 5:45 AM

Heartbeat, It was my business trip, the place I did Mushroom hunting was in small village called Kambarka  in Udmurt republic  north of river Kama. During my trip I had some free time so decided to go for mushroom hunting merely for fun. regarding the poisonous and edible mushrooms, what I know is if the mushroom is very attractive it is not edible in general thats why you see only whit/grey/off coloured mushroom for sale in market. I was not interested in their species. following is edible one

_____ · Jan 6, 2009 8:54 AM

Another edible mushroom,

_____ · Jan 6, 2009 12:04 PM

enjoy,

_____ · Jan 6, 2009 1:10 PM

BBQ

_____ · Jan 6, 2009 6:39 PM

shrooms groom so howwaz ur shroom trip bro?

shantasamundra · Jan 7, 2009 4:58 AM

Dear __________, I've always found mushrooms to be mysterious, cute, attractive & delicious. Could never resist fresh or dried mushrooms cooked in any style including BBQed! But after seeing yr pics, I'm inspired to go mushroom hunting in Nepal!   

Heartbeat · Jan 7, 2009 5:33 AM

Heartbeat bro, If prepared in appropriate way mushrooms are very tasty. Yeah its a good idea to go for mushroom hunting in Nepal you just need to find friends Shantasamudra bro I don't  understand your question . I usually have very busy schedule during any business trip but if there is a will there is a way vanay jastai I always find some free time and I spend those time doing something like hiking/walking/mushroom hunting and capturing memories in camera for future. BBqueing mushrooms with chicken/pork/beef makes it very tasty.

_____ · Jan 7, 2009 8:44 AM

Not edible right?

syanjali · Jan 7, 2009 1:16 PM

Syanjali bro, white are edible, colored ones are non edible,

_____ · Jan 7, 2009 4:20 PM

How do you  differentiate poisonous and non poisonous.? So far i know some white mushroom  which is found in wild like the one you showed in the above pics as edible  are extremely poisonous.

ss74k · Jan 7, 2009 5:13 PM

Blanky. Everything under Control? The pics are nice, and so must have been the mushroom BBQ. Thanks for sharing, Sir.

Sleepless · Jan 7, 2009 5:59 PM

ss74K, I am not export on that, I know few edible species, I just collect them and this I learn by going mushroom hunting with an expert. You are right some white mushroom are also poisonous. Sleepless bro so far so good, looks like everything is under control.

_____ · Jan 7, 2009 8:41 PM

Mushroom, Mushroom, everywhere Mushroom

_____ · Jan 7, 2009 9:07 PM

Once  again mushroom

_____ · Jan 8, 2009 7:45 AM

Now some flowers,

_____ · Jan 8, 2009 10:41 AM

more flowers

_____ · Jan 8, 2009 2:34 PM

Close up

_____ · Jan 8, 2009 5:37 PM

Hi fren, for your kind info Heartbeat is the pretty lady in the picture!!!  BTW, I'll be in Nepal in Sept "09...and during my one month stay there, I'll definitely shoot some mushrooms!

Heartbeat · Jan 9, 2009 5:50 AM

Hehe, Heartbeat my mistake, I was stupid enough not to realize the meaning of your nick. I wish you all the best in Mushroom hunting, and please don't forget to post pics from your hunting too.

_____ · Jan 9, 2009 10:49 AM

Eye soothing pictures. Thanks for posting.

Norton · Jan 9, 2009 11:06 AM

Party time

_____ · Jan 9, 2009 2:52 PM

Not to worry fren. A rose is still a rose, whatever name you may call! As for the party.....if mushroom parties can look so inviting, what are we waiting for??? Will keep you posted on pics from Nepal. Where do you live?

Heartbeat · Jan 10, 2009 7:00 AM

Thanks heartbeat, when i am not on some mission I live either in Utah or in Amsterdam anyway life is good. The photo below is only greenery but looks very wonderful. Last edited: 10-Jan-09 03:29 PM

_____ · Jan 10, 2009 3:28 PM

Colors of the Earth are always refreshing for the eyes and calming for the soul. During my trek to Gosainkund we trekked through an amazing ancient forest. The trees were so old, so tall, if only they can talk they would tell us amazing stories. We went during Janai Purnima (August 2007), it was raining during the entire journey (3 days going up, 3 days coming down). We were soaked in the continuous rains. I slipped and fell a couple of times on the rocks, injured my wrist. But had a wonderful time, nevertheless. Strange to note that Utah and Amsterdam are half worlds apart. Are you originally from Nepal? Last edited: 11-Jan-09 06:38 AM

Heartbeat · Jan 11, 2009 2:03 AM

Nice pics Fill in the Gaps. The Mushroom ones were even better !

MuiChuiFung · Jan 11, 2009 4:23 AM

Thanks MuiChuiFung Yeah Heartbeat, I am originally from Nepal and still use Nepali passport. It is so difficult to decide where to settle.

_____ · Jan 11, 2009 6:56 PM

Oh, give me a home, where the buffalos roam, where the deers and the antelopes play...where seldom is heard a discouraging word and the skies are not cloudy all day. Home, home on the range,,,where the deers and the antelopes play... Home is where your heart is, my fren. When you're in the silence of the forests, look deep inside your heart and it will tell you where your home is. Listen carefully to the language of the heart. Go back and look once more at your roots and you will find the treasure that you're searching for all over the world, right there where you left it.

Heartbeat · Jan 12, 2009 6:50 AM

are you hunting for mushrooms to get high? why not hunt for rocks? why are mushrooms beautiful and why do you find them facinating?

kalopani · Jan 12, 2009 12:26 PM

hey mr blanky(_____) i dunno what to call you except that i was away for a while so just could not give a quick reply to you,i do really like your pics myself being a photographer( amateur and for fun only),yu have a good sense on capturing images i find a great quality and variety in your pictures,but some pictures i find little less light but it can be a matter of opinions,and i guess you do not use tripod? am i right? anyways keep your picture coming they are worth for the eyes and yeah what i meant by mushroom trip is mushrooms which contain the psychoactive chemicals ibotenic acid and muscimo are when eaten hallucinogenic in nature and eating those is called tripping,its quite a god experience but could go horribly wrong if not done properly or if your head cannot handle hehehehehe i did those couple of times during 2003 and it was quite a good memory niways lets leave it and appreciate your pictures and i leave on of my own for youhttp://www.sajha.com/sajha/cha... peace n love

shantasamundra · Jan 12, 2009 4:47 PM

and one more

shantasamundra · Jan 12, 2009 4:49 PM

and one more Last edited: 12-Jan-09 04:50 PM

shantasamundra · Jan 12, 2009 4:49 PM

Shantasamudra bro, Ok, I understood. I have some idea about hallucinating mushrooms, but I was not hunting them, It was  my way of relaxing from my hectic work. Thanks for liking the pics, if the scene is soothing to me I take pictures. You may have noticed most of my pics are like birds eye view that is covering lots of area.You are right some pics are not that good its because sometime battery is about to drained some time my main camera is not working then i have to take pics with different camera and sometimes my own faault, wrong judgment. your pics are also great bro, somehow I feel these pics are taken in Salt Lake area I may be wrong though., Heartbeat  yeah life is good near nature, some day I will post pics which i took during diving, i felt very peaceful during that time, I was deep in water with fishes and this time in Russia my accommodation was in the middle of woods. My accommodation

_____ · Jan 12, 2009 8:07 PM

Mushroom bud, just above the ground,

_____ · Jan 13, 2009 5:00 AM

Hi fren, I'm actually learning from looking at your pics. I'm also an amateur in this field. I use a Nikon SLR and an Olympus Digital. Most of my pics are taken during my trips to Nepal. So far been there 7 times already. Building up a steady collection but I would like to upgrade to a digital SLR. In the middle of the woods! Were you staying in a hotel or hostel? Or is that your own place? Looks rather large and lonely. What's your favorite activity? I just recalled the nature walks I used to do when I was a little girl in school. We used to collect leaves and flowers and later keep them as pressed flora in books. Now I understand how this love for nature was developed. Perhaps you may have had similar childhood experiences.

Heartbeat · Jan 13, 2009 8:08 AM

Heartbeat, Its good to know that you are also interested in photography. I mainly used Canon power shot G2 which is point and shot, I usually use canon S60 to take photograph during diving, I also use Pentax, Sony DSC-P72, all digital. Although I started taking photo using film camera but I am very poor on it. regarding the accommodation its almost in the middle of nowhere, nearest city, 40 mins drive, nearest town 15 mins drive and nearest village 5 mins drive, its sort of hotel, downstairs dining room,  gym and few other rooms, upper level 10 bed rooms. Regarding the hobbys I am jack of all master of none, I usually love to walk ( my hobby since childhooe). I can walk hours and hours, once in Utah me and some friends were alking it was Februry and was snowing, we were lost, after 5 hrs of walking in snow we found our hotel. landscape with mountains/river/field always fascinates me. Anyway this time we decided to walk to the nearest town which is about 12 km away from the accomodation below is the pic.

_____ · Jan 13, 2009 9:13 PM

Hey! That's a great pic! It reminded me of a movie I saw many years ago...Dr.Zhivago. Its a love story that takes place in Russia during the early stages of communisim. What inspired me most in it was the amazing, incredible natural sceneries in Russia. Sometimes all you can see is miles and miles of glistening snow, freezing temperatures, bright white sunlight, tossing snowflakes and in the midst of all that you are given hope of a new life when Spring sprouts the first bud in the snow! Wow! Life is beautiful and so is Love. Anyway, I'm impressed with your collection of gadgets. You do have a good variety for different purposes. Personally, I prefer to use the SLR as it helps me improve my photographic skills. But the digital version has a technological edge over the other. I also like to take black/white shots as they give you a different perspective on the object. Still, I'm very much a student and I consider photography to be a science on art. Well, looks like we have more than one thing in common...like you, I also can walk for hours provided I'm in the middle of my mountains, forests, rivers and under the bright, blue sky. That's when I "get lost" and find myself far from the maddening crowd.   Last edited: 14-Jan-09 06:20 AM

Heartbeat · Jan 14, 2009 6:18 AM

Heartbeat, Yeah Dr, Zhivago is a nice film. I enjoyed it too. Yes you are right different cameras are good for different purpose, these companies always know how to attract buyers. Its amazing after long and cold winter when the spring comes you can see buds. I think Life itself has a great survival techniques built in, small seed can crack a stone and grow. Even the grasses survive thrashing winters and come alive in spring. Beauty of life is more understood when you are in very risky situation like where mistake is not an option.When I work in that situation I realize how important is to live. Love is beautiful too but sometime it comes with tragedy. They say to understand love you have to be deep in love but once you are deep in love there is always a chance of tragedy, that scares me a lot because we have only one life to live. One more near village

_____ · Jan 14, 2009 7:31 PM

Hi fren, you know we have been having this ongoing thread and I personally find it empty when you don't have a name or even a nickname. Every inanimate or animate object has a name to describe it. And here you are, an intelligent and talented human being without an identification. The symbol ___ seems blank. You may have a reason to choose this sign but it responds to the word "what". Why don't you give yourself a name? It would be more meaningful to know someone by his/her name or nickname. Anyway, this is just my observation. Don't worry about it. In 1989, I had my first experience of winter in NZ. Boy, oh boy! I couldn't get out of the bed! My feet went 'dead', couldn't sleep at night, my skin dried up and I nearly froze to 'death' in my bedroom. But when I saw the first signs of spring, the buds were literally popping out within hours, I was amazed at Nature's power of creation. It was too beautiful to see Nature at work. The various colors as the leaves and flowers changed day by day. No man can come close to Nature when she's at work. She's a real tough one! I always believe that Life favors the bold and brave. With work we can take calculated risks but with love, who knows what is in store for each one of us. I've had enough personal 'tragedies' in love but everytime my faith in love and in life gets stronger. I refuse to give up and 'die'. Like you said we only live once...and so, while we still got life in us, we must always take the challenge to love deep, to love true, to love again and again until Love loves us. So, what is there to be afraid of?   

Heartbeat · Jan 15, 2009 6:27 AM