It is 'mushroom photography' season and sightings of fungi glowing in the dark on the NSW South Coast are captivating photographers and researchers alike
abc.net.au/news/glowing-mushrooms-fascinate-photographers-on-nsw-south-coast/102264972At first glance you might not notice the light green glow appearing between the mushrooms' gills in the dead of night.
"They're quite a sizeable mushroom and grow to the size of your hand," said Bega-based photographer Andrew Larkin.Mr Larkin has more than 30 years' experience as a professional photographer but has found the art of capturing glowing fungi required a new set of skills to master. Between March and August is considered the best time of year to find the glowing mushrooms, but locating them can be quite a challenge because the glow itself is quite subtle to spot."You don't really know that they're going to glow until at night.'Baffling, magical' mystery
"It's an interaction between a compound in the fungi and oxygen and an enzyme that makes the shining light.Ms Linde said four lineages of mushrooms glowed.
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