Fungi on Mt Ophir (Gunung Ledang)

A short day-trip across the causeway to the national park of Mt Ophir or Gunung Ledang resulted in an unexpected haul of fungi photos. The easy trial around the foot of the mountain was dotted with interesting fungi. There were the common ones we see quite often in Singapore but we saw some that we had never seen before like the bright orange ones and the black frilly one growing on the buttress of root of a tree that I almost missed seeing.

Fungi in Labrador Park

Bukit Batok Nature Reserve

It was a cool Sunday morning because there were thunderstorms the night before. The air in the nature reserve was fresh and the greenery sparkled with droplets of leftover rain. The soil was soggy and the wood was damp. Here are the fungi we spotted in order of appearance:

Using only an autofocus camera, it was difficult to capture anything white without making it look flat and lifeless. I tried my best by adjusting the white balance and got a nice shot from below the fungus.

Similarly, the yellow colour did not show up at all when I went completely auto. I had to play around with the white balance setting again.




It was difficult to make this fungus stand out from the complicated background. I put those leaves behind it to see what effect could be obtained.

Next to the solitary fungus was this family of mushrooms waiting to be given the same attention I gave to their neighbours.

A whole lot of mushrooms that are similar to the first set we saw.




Finally, these commonly seen fungi caught our eyes.

Under the shadow of the Chalice Vine, what did I find?

Fungi in Hortpark

On a hot day, the last thing I was looking for was fungi. Life is like that - when you look, you may not find what you are looking for and sometimes things turn up before your eyes just when you least expect them to do so.