Documentary Results

This type of image emphasizes the features needed to identify the mushroom, generally including mushrooms that are both standing and knocked over to show the gills, pores, bulb at the base of the stem, and other key features.  Images in this category must be correctly identified by Genus and species.

1st Place

Dorothy Fornof – Cordyceps militaris (Slide)
Elaine Boice – Flammulina velutipes (Print)
Rebecca Plischke – Cortinarius iodes (Digital)

2nd Place

Dorothy Fornof – Psilocybe squamosa (Slide)
Donna Roth – Agaricus campestris (Print)
Rebecca Plischke – Paecilomyces farinousus (Digital)

3rd Place

Dorothy Fornof – Wood Ear (Slide)
Dick Dougall – Galerina autumnalis (Print)

Judge’s Option Results

All mushroom photo entries that do not fit into the documentary or pictorial categories belong here. This includes things such as mushroom events, humorous pictures, or pictures of a mushroom dinner or food. Images in this category must be titled but Genus or species need not be given unless desired by the contestant.

1st Place

Dorothy Fornof – Giant Morels with the Elves (Slide)
Donna Roth – Yum Tastes Like Chicken (Print)
Dick Dougall – An Umbrella I Don’t Need to Hold (Digital

2nd Place

Elaine Boice – It Gets a Blue Ribbon (Print)
Dick Dougall – Mike Lloyd Promised the Decoy Would Work (Digital)

3rd Place

Rebecca Plischke – Mom’s Bouquet (Digital)
Honorable Mention (all Digital entries; click to view thumbnails)

Pictorial Results

Images of a beautiful fungus in nature.  None are knocked down to show the underside, and they are identified at least to Genus (such as Amanita) but the species is also given if known.

1st Place

Dorothy Fornof – Oyster Mushroom Beetle (Slide)
Donna Roth – Aborted Entoloma (Print)
Bill Greenawalt – Ganoderma (Digital)

2nd Place

Dorothy Fornof – Northern Tooth (Slide)
Donna Roth – Young Scaly Pholiota (Print)
Dick Dougall – Pebbles & Cups (Digital)

3rd Place

Dorothy Fornof – Wood Ear (Slide)
Elaine Boice – Amanita jacksonii (Print)
Judy Stark – Non-Inky Coprinus (Digital)