Often I shoot pictures of landscape, but sometimes I force myself to look down as well.
Do you find this solid rock interesting? Well, neither do I, but take a look at these macro pictures I captured yesterday:
( This is called Thallus, from Latinized Greek θαλλος (thallos), meaning a green shoot or twig, is an undifferentiated vegetative tissue of some non-mobile organisms, which were previously known as the thallophytes.)
Fokklav/Ophioparma ventosa
I couldn’t find any name for this one.
Kvitrull/Cladonia stellaris
I couldn’t find any name for this one.
Map lichen/Kartlav/Rhizocarpon geographicum
PS: sorry for the low quality. These are shot with my Ixus75 :-(
Hi!
ReplyDeleteThe yellow nameless one was cool. Looks like a satelit photo of a dried out lake from mars or something.
Virkelig bra - noe av det så nesten ut som det kom rett fra konditoriet, men er kanskje ikke anbefalelsesverdig som menneskeføde?
ReplyDeleteFlotte bilder og fine strukturer.
ReplyDeleteJa jeg så at det ikke var Nikon pixler ;-)
There is beauty in the most unusual places if we will take the time to look. Very unusual and interesting!
ReplyDeleteSå utrolig vakkeret! No må jeg jaggu begynne å titte nedover også;) Fantastiske foto!
ReplyDeleteIts amazing what shows when a macro is taken. Fascinating color and shapes.
ReplyDeleteThese are quite lovely!
ReplyDeleteExcellent images - loved the Lichen Macros.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm completely poofed - your the last of the triple digit Google reader entries I went through just now!
Cheers, Klaus
See you tomorrow! ;)
Actually, I DO find these shots very interesting and cool!
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Ivar- A very cool set of macro shots, what colorful lichens you have in Norway! That rock is a micro-landscsape with a thousands of pictures to capture.
ReplyDeleteTom
Ah... fascinating! I love the colors and shapes of your macros... a whole new world!
ReplyDeleteMountain Retreat
and you did a great job
ReplyDeleteVery nice that you spend some time kneeling. It's always fun to see how diffenrent it is close up:) Somehow one does not usually take notice of these.
ReplyDeleteThose are excellent macros! Very well done.
ReplyDeleteTakk for hilsenen.
ReplyDeleteFlotte bilder og det morsomsteer jo at det finnes innenfor et svært lite område.
Hva finnes da ikke ute i det store univers?
Er Mikro og makroegentlig det samme (et speil)
Great macros Ivar! Very interesting to see all these different kinds of lichen.
ReplyDeletePersonally I don't find the rock at all boring but you certainly get a lot more out of it with the macro.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting my first macro next week and am looking forward to experimenting.
It's amazing how many different kinds of photo subjects you found on that one rock! I LIKE it. You make me want to try the same challenge. ;-)
ReplyDeleteIvar: What amazing macro work on the lichen. They have such wonderful shapes. I did like the outcropping shot.
ReplyDeleteSTUPENDOUS MACROS...
ReplyDeletebravo.
Jøss, har aldri egentlig sett så nøye etter på disse vekstene.. kan man kalle det vekster forresten?
ReplyDeleteMen flott var de i alle fall!
I too agree, they look as though they belong on another planet.
ReplyDeleteGill in Canada
Brilliant minds think alike! I took a photo of lichen as well for ABC wednesday!
ReplyDeleteYour SWF photo on top of the mountain (at the SWF site) is magnificent - very very special.
What a gorgeous photos! Love all them!
ReplyDeleteI also did a post about lichens, if you have the time, please, come to see them on my blog.
Excellent macros, Ivar. That first one that you couldn't find a name for must be some kind of lichen (but I don't know which one). All the others are of things I've never seen before, anywhere!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots and I do like the first one. It almost looks like an arial shot.
ReplyDeleteI love these macro shots! I too like to look at the detail, both in person, and through the lens.
ReplyDeletethese macros photos are amazing ,i like it very much , i wish i could make some macro with my own eyes ;)
ReplyDeleteEven your pictures of wierd rock growths are cool.
ReplyDeleteIncredibly interesting. Great colors. Nice work.
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ReplyDeleteStunning macro!
ReplyDeleteReally interesting to see how it looks like in close up. Amazing. Great colors and sharpness.
Well done!
Amazing what one sees when we get up close. Its an entirely different world that what we perceive from a distance.
ReplyDeleteNice macro work!
Wow! I didn't find that rock interesting at all, but I'm amazed at what you captured up close. Excellent photos!!
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