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Wow. Thousands of amazing #MushroomRoadie images have been submitted, making it almost impossible for Louie and Paul to select a single winner for both Best Photo and Best Fungi Find.

Winners were chosen, but we have also begun the exciting challenge of creating a gallery we will unveil to our online audience later this week.

Thank you to all who submitted, and please know we’ve loved looking at every one!

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“There were many stunning images to choose from, but this one stood out to me. It captures the simplicity of nature, but also the intricacy and delicacy. The colors are beautiful – it looks like the sun is rising on the mushroom.  It is a lovely composition.” – Louie Schwartzberg

Fantastic Fungi Mushroom Roadie Winner

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“My pick is this rare, blue mushroom. It’s a blue Arrhenia species and is quite rare and similar to one growing in Australia.” – Dr. Paul Stamets

Charlie Price

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642 Likes on Instagram

Elanor MushroomRoadie

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26 Comments

  1. Christian Schwarz
    October 6, 2014 at 4:43 pm /

    Did Paul Stamets actually say that?
    “The rare, blue mushroom.”
    Aside from its grammatical problems, the content is weird, too: blue mushrooms are not rare.
    And then he says it’s an Arrhenia (it’s not). He says it’s similar to a species from Australia.
    Which is true.
    Because it is the one from Australia.
    It’s Mycena interrupta.

    • Fungipassion
      October 30, 2014 at 11:00 am /

      I so want to read some answers to that comment !

  2. Ryan Janke
    October 6, 2014 at 4:51 pm /

    You all should definitely do this again. Maybe have some kind of theme to it. I love the winner pics.

    • Fantastic Fungi
      October 6, 2014 at 5:26 pm /

      Thank you, Ryan! We’re so glad you liked it!

  3. Priscilla
    October 6, 2014 at 5:55 pm /

    This was so much fun …except for this evening when I realized that I didn’t use the # correct, I entered my pics as #Mushroom Roadie instead of #MushroomRoadie …
    Would love for you guys to have another contest!

  4. Laura Stark
    October 6, 2014 at 5:57 pm /

    Loved the pictures

  5. Nelsene Beck
    October 6, 2014 at 6:48 pm /

    What was the mushrooms name in the winning picture?

    • Kathy Collier
      October 6, 2014 at 8:44 pm /

      I was never to positively id that bolete, but I believe it was some type of Flame Bolete. It is the only one I’ve ever seen.

  6. Zanovia
    October 6, 2014 at 7:24 pm /

    Each of the photos have their merits but Kathy’s photo is stunning! She must have put a lot of work into getting the right effect. It’s just beautiful!

    When is your next contest?

  7. Brenda Beebe
    October 6, 2014 at 7:31 pm /

    Hmmm here’s this: Recognized by sight
    Arrhenia chlorocyanea (Pat.)
    Fungi Bartling
    gsharpnolack 57% (1) Eye3
    Recognized by sight
    Arrhenia chlorocyanea (Pat.) Redhead, Lutzoni, Moncalvo & Vilgalys
    amanitarita 93% (3) Eyes3
    Recognized by sight: a good year for these, apparently, all along the West Coast.
    Arrhenia Fr.
    wintersbefore 28% (1)
    Recognized by sight *** looks like what he said…

  8. Susie Board
    October 7, 2014 at 6:21 am /

    Didn’t know about this until just now. Love it. I follow Fungi Tasmania. Congratulations Charlie Price and the other winners

  9. Howard Bentley
    October 7, 2014 at 7:31 am /

    Didn’t now this was a camera page thought it was about mushroom’s and picking them maybe next time you should specifically tell people to break out their best camera and zoom llenses and we will have a photography class on the fantastic fungi page !!!!these people probably have never even eaten a wild mushroom !!!!some of us take this very serious and a way of life!!

    • Tellima
      October 7, 2014 at 9:44 am /

      …it was a photography contest.

    • Kathy Collier
      October 7, 2014 at 12:24 pm /

      Hi Howard. I have been a fungi enthusiast all of my life. I grow shitakes, king stroph and oysters. I have been foraging for many many years. I
      I also happen to love photography. I took this shot with a 100mm macro lens, a wonderful tool to be sure, but not fancy and not a zoom. I just wanted you to know that I am a real person. Happy hunting!

  10. Hobz
    October 7, 2014 at 11:19 am /

    Evidently, some people take it too seriously. Better luck next year.

  11. Joy
    October 7, 2014 at 2:33 pm /

    I LOVE mushrooms and these photos are exquisite! Thanks for your contest and for sharing these photos with all of us. Let’s keep building interest in these amazing beings.

  12. Fantastic Fungi
    October 7, 2014 at 4:12 pm /

    Ha! What a great community and conversation. From what we’ve witnessed (which evolved into creating this website) fungi touches EVERY aspect of our lives. Fungi has the unique ability to deeply impact each of our senses – via science, art, cuisine, exploration, and in ways too many to mention. Fungi invites investigation that is both significant and subtle, both playful and serious, and that includes simply appreciating its visual beauty. We have yet to come across a “wrong way” to appreciate fungi, have you?

  13. Alan Rockefeller
    October 7, 2014 at 4:52 pm /

    As Christian said, this isn’t an Arrhenia, it’s Mycena interrupta. It’s a common species in Australia, and due to its blue color there are tons of photos of it on the internet.

  14. Herman Anderson
    October 7, 2014 at 7:53 pm /

    Only seen three photos ! Charlie Price was my favorite !! Wish that I had entered some photos now !!! Good Competition !!!! 🙂

  15. Richard Gardner
    October 8, 2014 at 8:27 am /

    I’d like to see every photo with the common and scientific name.

  16. Fantastic Fungi
    October 13, 2014 at 6:34 pm /

    Paul Stamets weighs in on the great debate: “I love these debates! I conferred with three other experts and without knowing the origin or having specimen in hand, for microscopic analysis, Mycena Interrupta is a very good choice.”

  17. Charlie Price
    October 13, 2014 at 6:35 pm /

    Hello , I am totally thrilled at being chosen as a winner. My little blue Mycena from Tasmania, Australia, has been very popular on many places it’s been posted. I’m a massive fungi enthusiast and have been out with a few mycologists learning more about different varieties. Thank you for the contest opportunity and hope you do it again :)”

  18. Ireneo Valdir dos Santos
    October 19, 2014 at 10:51 am /

    Please. I have a spetacular picture of a rare mushroom, took in my home, in Brazil.
    How I can send the picture to you to appreciate.
    Please, send a email that accept picture.
    Regards
    Ireneo Valdir

    • Fantastic Fungi
      October 20, 2014 at 9:15 am /

      Feel free to email us at [email protected] and we’d love to see it!

  19. Greta Rose
    November 17, 2014 at 2:07 pm /

    Will you be dong another photo contest soon? This looks like so much fun!

  20. Debbie Viess
    February 2, 2015 at 9:31 am /

    Kudos for your fungal appreciative site! There is certainly a place for jaw-dropping natural beauty as well as snitty taxonomic debates.

    Blue mushrooms ARE rare and wonderful and compelling, as are certain blue flowers and blue foodstuffs. Stamet’s first hit on the blue Mycena may have been influenced by that curious reflection of gills down the stipe … creating a sort of pseudo-decurrent gill phenomenon, in which case, one of the indeed rare blue Arrhenias would have been a reasonable guess.

    Some of we “Wise Elders” don’t always wear our glasses when viewing computer screens. We bad, and yet, so very very good. Life is never as simple as some wish to make t.

    One can judge the merits of a photo without a perfect identification nor area of origin.

    Good choices, for both here.

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