Lichen

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A patch of lichen under Douglas Firs. There is a small group of fungi in the upper right as well and even a couple of faunal elements if you look closely. A 16 image stack. Taken this morning.

2020-10-22 13-46-04 (B,Radius8,Smoothing4)
2020-10-22 13-46-04 (B,Radius8,Smoothing4)1600×1064 1.86 MB

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Canon 5DIII, EF180 f/3.5 macro lens, tripod and cable release. 16 image stack in Helicon focus. Manual exposure, manual focus and manual focus intervals. All images at f/8, 1/40, iso 1000. The only processing for this one other than the stack were some global adjustments in LR.

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Dennis, this is a finely detailed look at this section of ground. The mix of lichen, mushrooms and pine needles, especially those tiny scattered 'shrooms in the upper right give the viewer a lot to explore.

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What great textures and colors. The curvy shapes of the lichens really work well with the pointy, reddish pine needles.