Macro Worlds in a New Light
I recently acquired a light diffuser for my camera (Olympus TG6), so I can take better macro photos. As I get up close to a subject in microscope mode, the camera blocks out the light and shadows obscure the scene. The camera has a light setting that blasts a small beam of led light, but as you can imagine, these causes parts of the image to look overexposed and does not illuminate the entire scene. The add-on lens attachment LG-1 allows you to get close to the subject and light it with a more diffused stream of light that illuminates the scene more evenly.
I took it out for a spin the other day with the intent of taking some really cool macros of insects, but then I remembered I'm in Canada in the middle of winter, so aside from what looked like a tick, I didn’t find any other critters roaming around my slice of the Pacific Northwest. Nevertheless, I think I captured some interesting snapshots.
Mushrooms sprout throughout the season in this wet soggy rainforest environment.
There is a wonderful variety of textures that have a flowing, almost liquid, look to them.
A micro-ecosystem growing on top of a tree stump. These mini-worlds fascinate me to no end, but unfortunately this shot doesn't do them justice because it doesn't capture the cool Jurassic-like elements of the environment.
I don't know what this is, but it looks pretty green for a winter plant in Canada. I took a workshop once on how to identify edible plants. To be honest, if I ever have to survive in the wild using these plants, I'll probably give myself a rash or worse
Monstrous fungi
I found this little guy along the tidal area of the shoreline. It has a crab-like appearance, but it's rather tiny. Could be a tick. I should've done a better job capturing its image, but frankly it kind of grossed me out.
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