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Monday in Nature July 17, 2017


Laura Weishaupt

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Basic Guidelines: In the strictest sense, nature photography should not include "hand of man elements". Please refrain from images with buildings or human made structures like roads, fences, walls. Pets are not permitted. Captive subjects in zoos, arboretums, or aquariums are permitted, but must be declared, and must focus on the subject, not the captivity. Images with obvious human made elements will likely be deleted from the thread, with an explanation to the photographer. Guidelines are based on PSA rules governing Nature photography which also cover the Nature Forum. Keep your image at/under 1000 pixels on the long axis for in-line viewing. Note that this includes photos hosted off-site at Flicker, Photobucket, your own site, etc. Are you new to this thread? We post one image per week.

 

Good Morning,

I came to visit after a good day with fungi and the camera. Myxomycetes are such cool organisms. They are predators and works of art all at the same time. They are also ignored my most folks because they are so tiny and often difficult to see. After wet spells get out and sit with old well rotted logs. Look close and that small world comes into view. If you don't have a 1:1 macro lens, these little scenes provide a great reason to get one.

 

This is Metatrichia vesparium, an easily recognizable slime mold with it's distinctive stature and wasp nest appearance. The spores are bright red and are just starting to emerge on springy threads. The image is a stack of 5 at 1:1 in ambient light. Nature is one unfolding scene after another, especially when it's Monday in Nature. Have a great day, everyone.

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This girl was quite patient with me as I slowly encroached on her space. Once she spun her ears toward me I didn't press my luck any further. I'm sure she would have just retreated further into the woods but I didn't wish to interrupt her lunch.

 

I find using my 105mm to be challenging for this kind of work. I bought it for macro but find more and more that I don't even carry my 200mm with me anymore opting instead to shoot long with this one. My bag is lighter but I have to carry it further. 6 of one, half dozen of the other, as my Mum used to say.

 

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