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LordV
13th of March 2006 (Mon), 10:14
Pics of moss sporangiophores.
Brian V.

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racketman
13th of March 2006 (Mon), 10:42
I had a bash at similar shots yesterday but they were nowhere near as good as these.
LordV
13th of March 2006 (Mon), 10:46
Thanks Racketman.
I probably had one advantage- this was taken around the base of one of my bonsai shrubs so I could get the lens nice and low :)
hidden forms
13th of March 2006 (Mon), 10:52
wonderful shot, looks like its on another world
LordV
13th of March 2006 (Mon), 12:42
wonderful shot, looks like its on another world
Thanks HF
Agree- one of the reasons I love macro so much :)
Brian V.
JoseC
13th of March 2006 (Mon), 15:43
Very beautifull pictures of the moss Brian.
I have been thinking of taking these pictures but not have done it yet.
Rgds
Jose
sw2001
13th of March 2006 (Mon), 16:52
nice closeup with beautiful colors.
Mike Bell
13th of March 2006 (Mon), 17:16
Lovely textures and colours. Must try some of the moss in our house plant pots. Were they handheld with flash?

I must try comparing natural light, tripod and a long exposure versus handheld with flash diffuser. Good idea?
Bald Eagle
13th of March 2006 (Mon), 17:33
wonderful shot, looks like its on another world
Thats exactly what I was thinking when I saw these,this is something you would expect from Mars. Great shots.:D :D
LordV
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 01:45
Very beautifull pictures of the moss Brian.
I have been thinking of taking these pictures but not have done it yet.
Rgds
Jose
Thanks Jose,
Must admit I only normally start looking at things like this when I can't find any bugs :)
Brian V.
LordV
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 01:45
nice closeup with beautiful colors.
Thanks sw2001 :)
Brian V.
BigAl-SA
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 01:48
Very cool Brian - I'm really looking forward to getting my tubes so I can try for closer stuff like this ;)
LordV
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 01:51
Lovely textures and colours. Must try some of the moss in our house plant pots. Were they handheld with flash?

I must try comparing natural light, tripod and a long exposure versus handheld with flash diffuser. Good idea?
Thanks Mike,
Always a good idea to try different lighting conditions.
Above were taken with flash but the light was good so the flash component was low.
I've taken a lot of comparison pics of natural vs flash and in general find I prefer the flash pics especially where the flash is used only to fill in say one stop or two. My diffuser/flash is a lot better diffused than the sun :) but obviously it depends on the effect you are after and how much close background there is.
Brian V.
LordV
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 01:52
Thats exactly what I was thinking when I saw these,this is something you would expect from Mars. Great shots.:D :D
Thanks BE,
I like doing macroscapes every now and then :)
Brian V.
LordV
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 01:54
Very cool Brian - I'm really looking forward to getting my tubes so I can try for closer stuff like this ;)
Thanks Al,
They do make a big difference- I routinely have 33mm of ETs on which allows me a full focus range of about 0.7:1 to 1.5:1 and normally have my closeup lens in my pocket which gives me upto 3.4:1 with that amount of ETs.
Brian V.
Bama
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 03:50
Wow...Brian,

Every one of your post is something to look out for...they are excellent in photography and in the study of insects/plants.

Reading your post always remind me of the days in school...always exciting and rewarding in the new "things" of life.

BTW, excellent rendition of the moss.

regards
bama
kallousa
14th of March 2006 (Tue), 04:11
Excellent as always. Nice 3ds

Are they the ones that fly when you touch them ?

Regards