No toads here.. by maggiemae

No toads here..

... this is the Public Gardens and these toadstools were quite a surprise. In the background is the much photographed Chinese Red Bridge.

Three good things;
1. This is called a PPOV (prone point of view)
2. Cycling through the Gardens looking at hints of Autumn colours
3.The mist drifted away to allow the sun to shine and it was a hot day for April
Love the echo of red - a really magical shot.
April 4th, 2014  
So magical. how cool that you stumbled upon this great scene! love the reds!
April 4th, 2014  
Fairytale beautiful
April 4th, 2014  
Enchanting Maggie!
April 4th, 2014  
Beautiful shot!
April 4th, 2014  
You have captured the mushroom really well and from an unusual angle.
April 4th, 2014  
Amazing mushrooms just on their own maggiemae, they just seem to glow all by themselves......wonderful colours & light! Fave ...I like!,
April 4th, 2014  
Wonderful - looks like something out of Alice in Wonderland
April 4th, 2014  
@happypat thanks Pat for your fav! It was difficult with this photo having the deep shade of the tree and the very bright sunny scene on the other side of it! Still learning!
April 4th, 2014  
Lovely capture Maggie.
April 4th, 2014  
Incredible light. Truly magical. Fav for me xx
April 4th, 2014  
Just realised I'm not following you Maggiemae!! Complete surprise to me as we seem to have been 365 buddies for so long. Rectified now :o) xx
April 4th, 2014  
Yes, looks like a fairy tale capture. Very pretty.
April 4th, 2014  
Meg
Wonderful to see the surprise mushrooms...love the bridge hidden back there.
April 4th, 2014  
Beautiful shot
April 4th, 2014  
Super shot and pov- hope you didn't get muddy down there!
April 4th, 2014  
looks good viewed large maggie
April 4th, 2014  
Great shot
April 4th, 2014  
Beautiful shot. Great POV.
April 4th, 2014  
It has a mystical feel.
April 4th, 2014  
It looks quite magical.
April 4th, 2014  
shouldn't your little fairy friend be in there, too? lovely shot, i agree, it's rather magical!
April 4th, 2014  
Feels magical!
April 4th, 2014  
Beautiful capture!
April 4th, 2014  
@summerfield I would love to put her there but I wanted this one to be entirely natural! Watch this space!
April 4th, 2014  
Does PPOV mean you were on your belly?! It worked for this shot . Terrific choice of subject done well!
April 5th, 2014  
I LOVE this "peeking out into the sun from the shade" shot. Fav for me! I love those type mushrooms!
April 5th, 2014  
I agree with those who have said it looks like a fairy tale! Wonderful color and lighting on the toadstools.
April 5th, 2014  
A beautiful garden of toadstools! Love it...just lovely, and love the bridge in the background.
April 5th, 2014  
Magic !!!!
April 5th, 2014  
Cool perspective.
April 5th, 2014  
magical!
April 5th, 2014  
Look slike a beauitiful setting
April 5th, 2014  
Love the mysterious fairy glade feel of this, red of bridge and mushrooms.. just great! Fav
April 5th, 2014  
@taffy entrance stage right....! Pixies Away!
April 5th, 2014  
@katerinatina thanks Katterina for your nice comments! I have to make sure. Have enough 't's in your name!
April 5th, 2014  
Fav! Magical composition
April 5th, 2014  
I like the fairytale look and the way the reds echo in the shot... and that one little toadstool all by itself on the left just catching the light.
April 5th, 2014  
an amazing shot! you must have had to lie on the ground to get this! Great colours and lighting!
April 5th, 2014  
Wow, they are like the toadstools you see from picture books! Lovely capture and you would've had to get into position for this shot! Impressive :)
April 5th, 2014  
this is special :) Fav
April 5th, 2014  
So magical! I had to giggle about your PPOV! But well done on getting down there!
April 5th, 2014  
This is fabulous! fav :D
April 5th, 2014  
Great fairytale capture.
April 5th, 2014  
This makes me believe in fairies - enchanting!
April 6th, 2014  
Wow! How magical!!
April 6th, 2014  
Enchanted and enchanting. I was looking for little elves hanging out under the toadtsools. Fav for me!
April 6th, 2014  
I've had one or two of these bloom in my backyard but not this many at a time! Cool!
April 7th, 2014  
Bev
Wow! Great shot. I love their color! I only thought these kinds of mushrooms (toadstools) only existed in cartoons or movies. Very cool!
April 7th, 2014  
Beautiful shot and I love the enchanting red foot bridge in the background
April 9th, 2014  
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