A patch of green and splashes of red and white.

Taken with my Canon 5DsR and Sigma Art 24–70 in Surea, between Gilze and Oosterhout — a gray day, yet the forest was alive with colour and quiet stories. On a bed of moss and fallen leaves stood a single Amanita muscaria — the fly agaric — but not as we usually know it. Its brilliant red cap was covered in a delicate white layer that resembled a dusting of snow. Only later did I realize: this wasn’t weather, but another fungus growing upon it. A fungus infecting a fungus — a rare and fascinating encounter.

In mycology, such infections occur when parasitic species like Hypomyces invade the fruiting body of another mushroom, spreading their hyphae through its tissues. They slowly consume the host’s nutrients, altering its colour, texture, and even shape. This quiet struggle plays out unseen, yet it’s part of the forest’s endless cycle of decay and renewal — nothing in nature is truly wasted.

I crouched low in the moss to capture it, trying to show not just a mushroom, but a story of resilience, interdependence, and the hidden wars of the microscopic world.

#AmanitaMuscaria #MacroPhotography #NaturePhotography #FungalInfection #FungiOnFungi #Canon5DsR #SigmaArt2470 #Surea #BrabantNature #NatureReserve #ForestFloor #MossLovers #Mycology #WildNetherlands #Ecology #MicroEcosystem #DutchNature #AutumnForest #ForestMagic #Biodiversity #MacroWorld #PhotographyAndScience #CloseUpNature #NaturalWonder #InterspeciesConnection #RareFind #FungalDiversity #InTheField #NatureStories #Mycophile #HiddenWorlds #MushroomLovers #FlyAgaric #ForestResearch #NatureEducation #StoryInLight #MacroLife #ForestDetails #EcoBalance #ByMaikelPhotography

#autumn #fall #herfst #colours #autumnforest #autumnvibes #forestinterior #herbst #veluwe

Sorceress of the North 🕯️
Model: Anniina (IG: caliginousgreen)

#spell #witchy #witchyvibes #noitametsä #loitsu #darkaesthetic #nocturnal #ritual #ritualist #sorceress #finnish #suomiluonto #candle #kynttilä #flame #naturallight #luonnonvalo #muotokuva #mysterious #fantasyphotoshoot #natureportrait #autumn #syyskuu #metsä #autumnforest #gothy #darkmagic #gothic

Me and Anniina (IG: caliginousgreen) had such a fun photoshoot with an old mirror I had been saving exactly for a moment like this.

#mirror #reflection #mirrorportrait #psychedelicportrait #artsyphotoshoot #mysterious #fantasyphotoshoot #raindrops #natureportrait #autumnnature #peili #syyskuu #metsä #pond #autumnforest #luonto #suomiluonto #syksy #colorfulnature #minimalistoutfit #minimalisttattoos #armbandtattoo #witchy #witchyvibes #depthoffield #fae #rainyday #natureadventure #sadepäivä #metsä #forest

Summer is my favorite season overall but autumn is easily best season for photoshoots. ✨️🍁✨️

📸: Anniina (IG: caliginousgreen)

#lampi #natureportrait #autumnnature #autumnnature #syyskuu #metsä #pond #autumnforest #luonto #suomiluonto #syksy #colorfulnature #minimalistoutfit #minimalisttattoos #armbandtattoo #blackdress #minidress #purplehair #gradienthair #ombrehair #pikkumusta #bodycondress #feminineenergy #syväterävyys #depthoffield #femmefatale #rainyday #natureadventure #sadepäivä #🍁

Split decision




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#minimalphotography #forest_masters #bnw #bnwlandscape #blackandwhite #forest_captures #darknesslover #tree #trees #fujifilmfrance #fujifilm #landscapephotography #autumn #autumnforest #myst #fog #foggy #foggyforest #mistymorning #lonetree #nature #naturephotography #paysage #morning #fineart #fineartphotography #art #photo

Just the two of us




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#minimalphotography #forest_masters #bnw #bnwlandscape #blackandwhite #forest_captures #darknesslover #tree #trees #fujifilmfrance #fujifilm #landscapephotography #autumn #autumnforest #myst #fog #foggy #foggyforest #mistymorning #lonetree #nature #naturephotography #paysage #morning #fineart #fineartphotography

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#minimalphotography #forest_masters #bnw #bnwlandscape #blackandwhite #forest_captures #darknesslover #tree #trees #fujifilmfrance #fujifilm #landscapephotography #autumn #autumnforest #myst #fog #foggy #foggyforest #mistymorning #lonetree #nature #naturephotography #paysage #morning

Ordesa Natural Park (Huesca, Spain). #Landscape #Landscapephotography #landscapephotographer #landscapelovers #Autumn #Autumncolors #Autumnlandscape #Autumncolours #Autumnmood #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #naturephotographer #photooftheday #mountains #mountainrange #photography #photographer #photographylovers #photo #mountainscape #Pyrenees #Picoftheday #forest #Autumnforest

Jesieniarski poniedziałeczek :D
Dwanaście kilometrów z buta i świat wygląda inaczej.


#autumnvibes #autumn #autumnforest #fall #jesienneklimaty #jesiennylas #złotajesień #spacerwlesie

New month new mail club goodies to be had! This month's theme was voted on by my ko-fi-people: Autumn Forest!

We've got four stickers of critters and a cozy autumn forest with some ghost deer, cause we love some cozy spookies around these parts!

To get the print and the stickers sign up for the "Just A Simple Mailer" tier over on my ko-fi: ko-fi.com/sophiepf

#autumn #forest #autumnforest #autumnal #myart #ghostdeer #deer #fawn #fox #mice #mouse #mushroom #squirrel #leaves #mailclub #stickers #print #ko-fi

🇩🇪 Die Pilz-Saison ist in vollem Gange. Ich würde ja welche sammeln, aber ich hab keinen guten Blick für so etwas.

🇬🇧 The mushroom season is in full swing. I would collect some, but I don't have a good eye for them.

#wald #forest #natur #nature #herbst #autumn #herbstwald #autumnforest #pilz #pilze #mushroom #mushrooms #waldspaziergang #forestwalk