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After yesterday's macro Monday, white on white ( www.flickr.com/photos/alex_wendes/31711253957/ ) I thought I'd try doing black on black for my photo of the day today.
I actually found it more difficult, getting frustrated with the way my ring flash would highlight even the smallest speck of dust. After experimenting with various subjects, I got fed up and tried a glass in front of a black background. It was interesting, but still didn't work. So, I took off the flash, bumped up the ISO and experimented some more.
Quite happy with how this one turned out, in the end.
.... of a basidiomycete, corticioid fungus. The fungus grows on rotting wood, and is an inconspicuous looking thing, rather like a fluffy,pale lilac (tomentose) substance spreading over the wood. This is a minute sample of it, taken on the tip of a needle and looked at down a compound microscope. The particularly interesting thing here, was these ornamented spores, like little maces. This one keyed out to Tomentella thelephoraceae.
It's a bit fuzzy, as are all these microscopic shots I've posted, but some of you might find it interesting to see this kind of detail. I hope so.
A "fungused" fly in the characteristic pose on a golden foxtail grasshead.
This fly has been infected by the fungus Entomophthora muscae. This fungus specifically affects the fly's brain and changes its behaviour. It makes it climb to the top of the plant where it dies and the fungus then sporulates (which can be seen in this photo) .
The highest point is best for the fungus as it lets the airborne spores get the best release. The airborne spores can transmit to other flies by landing on them but interestingly it can also transmit more directly when male flies attempt to mate with deceased females infected with the fungus.
Anyway, I hope everyone's FlyDay is going better that this fly's one!
The Cranberries - Zombie
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My guess is this was left behind by some alien lifeform. Hopefully an improvement over mankind.
Bombay Beach, Salton Sea
By some fluke, I decided to walk around the tree that was surrounded by thorny brush to see if I could get a backlit photo of the Oyster mushrooms.
Never did I expect to see the fungi sporing.
I stood for a long time just watching as I'd never before seen anything like it except perhaps in a video.
I watched until the sun rose high and I wasn't able to see the 'smoke of spores' highlighted any longer.
This morel is setting it's spores free. The picture was taken as 2x Stacks from 9 Images, one with flashligh in the back an one without, combined in PS.
Diese Morchel setzt ihre Sporen frei, das Bild wurde aus zwei Stacks a 9 Bilder in PS kombiniert, eine Aufnahmem mit Gegenlicht im HG, eine ohne.
Panasonic Lumix GH5
Sigma 16mm f1.4 @f1.4
AceBeam EC65 Nichia - Traumflieger Edition
ISO 200
1/250s - 1/400s
Spore cases (sporangia) of a moss plant. The cases possess orange colored caps which detach when the cases ripen ( a cap that has just detached can be seen at the lower left). The spores in the cases are dispersed by wind. If the spores land in a suitable habitat they may germinate and produce male and female moss plants.
Photo taken with a single shot.
Ontario Canada
Olympus EM5
P5170690
In my moss garden this morning. Each moss stem is approximately 1/2" tall. Webster Groves, Missouri.
Mosses do not have seeds and after fertilisation develop sporophytes with unbranched stalks topped with single capsules containing spores .
Looking down on a canyon in a Utah desert. This landscape, when viewed from high above, reminded me of bacteria growth under a microscope. A really fascinating area.
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He looks like a fun-guy! heh.
Pressing L is a requirement.
Mushrooms disgust me like no other. Even the sight of them makes me gag a little. And to top it off, these ones were slimy. I had to use a pair of leaves to even touch them. And even so, I actually gagged when I picked up the big one just because it was so big.