Pano/Macro - Lichens & red flowers (ID help needed)

Posted by Michael Brown on Mon Oct 27, 2003 12:23 pm

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Found this old fiberglass bath/shower insert down at my parents the other day that has been sitting at the back of their property seems like forever now.
These lichens are growing right up through the fiberglass, and in all, these are growing about 4ft above ground at the highest point.
I haven't a clue to what those red things are.
Are they a type of lichen flower are what?

Hope to get some more before cold weather gets to them, and using the macro instead of the zoom and extension that I had with me.

Thanks for looking gang, and everyone take care!
Mike

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by Harvey Edelman on Mon Oct 27, 2003 1:09 pm

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I don't know what those red things are but they're pretty good with Panut Butter and Rye bread. I like the comp and the expansiveness created by the pano. I don't know if the OOF elements on the bottom really add anything to the comp though.

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by Dennis Olivero on Mon Oct 27, 2003 1:22 pm

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Cool shot with lovely colors and texture.. Agree on the oof fg stuff.. Thanks for posting..

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by Bill Keown on Mon Oct 27, 2003 2:53 pm

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Nice colors and the pano works well on this. The light colored oof FG stuff is a bit distracting. Cool shot.

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by Bill Stice on Mon Oct 27, 2003 3:00 pm

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Michael, red things are fruiting bodies on the British Soldier Lichen. I believe the scientific name is Clatonia cristdatella. Not sure about the spelling of the species.

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by Michael Brown on Mon Oct 27, 2003 4:04 pm

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Thanks Bill!
When you say a "fruiting body", does that mean that this particular red fruit will or could throw seed to which something else will grow from it?
I know nothing about lichens, but I do know that some that I have seen close up with a macro look pretty darn cool!

Just asking Bill, cause I got to learn somehow!

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by Cory Kittle on Mon Oct 27, 2003 7:34 pm

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Works very well as a pano

Very cool.

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by Ken Cravillion on Mon Oct 27, 2003 8:33 pm

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Cool shot Mike. I agree about the OOF FG.

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by stevebein on Mon Oct 27, 2003 10:29 pm

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The fruiting body is like a mushroom, it sends off spores not seeds.
Neat shot. What did you use, camera, lens system???

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by Heather Forcier on Tue Oct 28, 2003 12:20 am

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Hi, Mike!

A pano macro, interesting...no clue what this is but it's cool! I think the OOF stuff in the foreground would work better for me if it framed the entire bottom of the frame. Then it would be like we were in the lichen.

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by Bill Stice on Fri Oct 31, 2003 8:43 am

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Michael, sorry for taking so long to respond. I've been away for three days. Yes the fruiting body releases spores. A lichen is actually two organisms in a symbiotic (both organisms benefit) relationship. Lichens are actually a fungus and an algae in this relationship. I don't remember a lot of details about lichens reproductive habits but I believe this is actually the spore producing body of the fungus since algae typically don't produce this type of structure. Hope this helps.

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