Two droplets, one lichen, one ? barkfly (and three springtails)

[GardenersHelper]

I didn't notice the springtail under the lichen or even the more obvious ones with the barkfly (assuming it is a barkfly).

These images were captured hand-held at the church grounds opposite our house earlier today with a Canon EF mount Laowa 100mm 2X macro lens and a pair of 2X Kenko teleconverters attached to a Sony A7rii with a Sigma MC-11 EF to Sony E mount adapter, and a Yongnuo YN24EX twin flash with flash heads reversed and firing into a 12 inch (30cm) diameter bowl lined with printer paper over aluminium foil, and a single diffusion layer of artificial silk.

The raw files were processed with PhotoLab, Lightroom and DeNoise AI.

There are 1300 pixel high versions of these and a few other images from the session in this album at Flickr.

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2003 01 2022_01_17 DSC05196_PLab4 LR 1300h DNAIc by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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2003 02 2022_01_17 DSC05258_PLab4 LR 1300h DNAIc by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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2003 03 2022_01_17 DSC05264_PLab4 LR 1300h DNAIc by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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2003 04 2022_01_17 DSC05265_PLab4 LR 1300h DNAIc by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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2003 05 2022_01_17 DSC05266_PLab4 LR 1300h DNAIc by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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2003 06 2022_01_17 DSC05270_PLab4 LR 1300h DNAIc by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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2003 08 2022_01_17 DSC05278_PLab4 LR 1300h DNAIc by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

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2003 12 2022_01_17 DSC05307_PLab4 LR 1300h DNAIc1 (1) by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

 

[Paul Iddon]

Nice Nick. The springtail might be Isotomurus maculatus.

Paul.

 

[john.margetts]

That is at least two lichens. Xanthoria parietina (the orange one) and a Physcia (the grey one), probably Physcia tenella

 

[GardenersHelper]

Nice Nick. The springtail might be Isotomurus maculatus.

Paul.

Thanks Paul.

 

[GardenersHelper]

That is at least two lichens. Xanthoria parietina (the orange one) and a Physcia (the grey one), probably Physcia tenella

Thanks. Would they be in some sort of symbiotic relationship or just happening to be together?

 

[Gav.]

That sounds like a big rig you carry, great shots

 

[GardenersHelper]

That sounds like a big rig you carry, great shots

Thanks. Yes, it is much larger, heavier, and more cumbersome that I would like. However, it lets me get results that I couldn't get with the lighter rigs that I used previously.


1967 Illustration 1 by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

Fortunately my kit for flowers etc is much lighter and easy to use.


1595 1 G9 with 60mm macro and X-Rite ColorChecker Passport by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

 

[Gav.]

Thanks. Yes, it is much larger, heavier, and more cumbersome that I would like. However, it lets me get results that I couldn't get with the lighter rigs that I used previously.


1967 Illustration 1 by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

Fortunately my kit for flowers etc is much lighter and easy to use.


1595 1 G9 with 60mm macro and X-Rite ColorChecker Passport by gardenersassistant, on Flickr

That's a beast

 

[Cobra]

Great close-ups as always Nick

 

[GardenersHelper]

Great close-ups as always Nick

Thanks Chris.

 

[GardenersHelper]

I didn't notice the springtail under the lichen or even the more obvious ones with the barkfly (assuming it is a barkfly).

It looks like it isn't a barkfly, but Trioza urticae.

 

[alfbranch]

Nice work Nick

 

[GardenersHelper]

Nice work Nick

Thanks Alf.