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Orange explosion
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Orange explosion

by Roel Wijtmans

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted February 21, 20161,327 views6 comments
A close-up of one of my favorite subjects for macro photography, lichens. This one is a Xanthoria elegans growing on a rock not too far from my home.

f/11, 1/15 s, ISO 200, 100 mm macro. Focus stack of twenty pictures.

C&C welcome as usual, large version is included!

Roel

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on February 21, 2016 at 9:22 PM
This is a fine colony of lichen, Roel.  Their orange color really stands out from the rock and I thoroughly enjoy all of the little upward facing cones.  I'm surprised that they grow is such a clearly defined oval.  The stack looks good.
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Comment posted by Balan Vinod on February 25, 2016 at 1:41 AM
Roel..this is a beautiful image, and the larger version is fantastic. A new image, and nice to share images of your favorite macro subject. One does not come across too many lichen images.
Balan Vinod
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Comment posted by Igor Hoveijn on February 25, 2016 at 5:08 PM
I like the orange of the lichens against the gray of the granite. Great detail and overall sharpness, which this subject deserves. I guess the stone is strongly curved since you needed a stack of 20 images at f/11. My only comment is that it could use a bit more space and a bit more asymmetry. But I guess you aimed for symmetry... Like it anyway.
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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on February 28, 2016 at 8:44 PM
The large version is a must to really enjoy the textures and details of both the rock and the lichens, Roel. Great job on the stack as everything looks tack sharp.

Ed
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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on March 5, 2016 at 10:41 AM
Hi  Roel crying  Congrats  on  the well deserved  WP   Excellent  work  on a  beautiful subject
devildevil


Albert Darmo
Canada
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Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on March 18, 2016 at 7:55 PM
Hi Roel,

I missed this one----excellent colors abd details.  Congratsdevil...........................Jim
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