Thanks, it is amazing what we can find if we take the time to look, although that is easier said than done sometimes. Lichen is amazing stuff so many shapes so many colors and a great biology lesson demonstrating how we are all connected. Thanks for the thoughtful comment and have a great weekend.
Thanks, it is very cool how the patterns of nature repeat in various subtle form from land to sea to sky reinforcing the thought that at the most basic level there is connectedness in all things.
Hi and thank you so much for the kind feedback. It felt like there was a whole color palette laid out in front of us as well as a whole little ecosystem. Nature as art and life all at once. Hope your day is gong well.
Hi Pete, it did seem as if a whole little ecosystem was existing in such a small area on these rocks. Lichen are fascinating and such wonderful subjects to photograph. Hope your week has started well.
I enjoy photographing lichen also, and find them fascinating, especially as they are all around us and are not always noticed. Can’t believe we are almost halfway through anoter week already. Enjoy the rest of your week, Mike.
Hi Pete, I also like that they are a symbiotic organism and their biology and physiology is fascinating as well as the abstract patterns they can form.
I love lichen and the shots are great. I once met a professor in lichens (really) and he said that most of them only grow in clean environments but one orange one likes traffic fumes. There is a lichen for everyone!
HI and we also find lichen very interesting and also one time read a story about how the color of a lichen in a specific area could indeed let you know about the atmosphere in that area. Nature is so interesting at every level. Hope your week is off to a wonderful start.
It is amazing isn’t it. A full pallete right in from tot your eyes. Thanks for the feedback as we really appreciate it. Hope you are having a great week so far.
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Lots of beauty in little things. Good work.
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Thanks.
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grey, orange, perfect!
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Thanks and I wish you a wonderful weekend.
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I’m always amazed by the beauty you can find when you look close enough. Lichen is a good example.
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Thanks, it is amazing what we can find if we take the time to look, although that is easier said than done sometimes. Lichen is amazing stuff so many shapes so many colors and a great biology lesson demonstrating how we are all connected. Thanks for the thoughtful comment and have a great weekend.
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Would have gotten a “like” except for the pun.
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Either way,thanks for lichen it 🙂
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I love the details in the photograph…The composition is great as well!!!!
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Thanks, I am always amazed by the diversity of colors and textures found in different lichens and it was great to find them all on such colorful rock.
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A very beautiful photo. Natures artistry prepares dramatic backdrops if we care to look.
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Very true, the looking part is the key and even for me usually easier said than done.
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Could be a sea bed. Love how nature echoes herself.
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Thanks, it is very cool how the patterns of nature repeat in various subtle form from land to sea to sky reinforcing the thought that at the most basic level there is connectedness in all things.
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Absolutely
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Very clever words and amazing imagery
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Thanks Miriam. Hope you are having a wonderful day and your week off to a great start.
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Yes I am, thanks Mike.
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Your Welcome.
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This is one of my favourite pictures of yours, and that’s saying a good deal. I love the way the colours move from cool to warm.
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Hi and thank you so much for the kind feedback. It felt like there was a whole color palette laid out in front of us as well as a whole little ecosystem. Nature as art and life all at once. Hope your day is gong well.
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Lovely!
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Thanks and wishing you a superb day.
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I am ‘lichen’ it, too Mike! Wonderful colours and patterns amidst several species of lichen. Even the plant leaves are complimentary.
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Hi Pete, it did seem as if a whole little ecosystem was existing in such a small area on these rocks. Lichen are fascinating and such wonderful subjects to photograph. Hope your week has started well.
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I enjoy photographing lichen also, and find them fascinating, especially as they are all around us and are not always noticed. Can’t believe we are almost halfway through anoter week already. Enjoy the rest of your week, Mike.
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Hi Pete, I also like that they are a symbiotic organism and their biology and physiology is fascinating as well as the abstract patterns they can form.
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I love lichen and the shots are great. I once met a professor in lichens (really) and he said that most of them only grow in clean environments but one orange one likes traffic fumes. There is a lichen for everyone!
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HI and we also find lichen very interesting and also one time read a story about how the color of a lichen in a specific area could indeed let you know about the atmosphere in that area. Nature is so interesting at every level. Hope your week is off to a wonderful start.
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I am going out to look at the lichen in our garden and see if I can identify it!
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Let me know what you find out there.
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I will!
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Love this photo, Mike!
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Thanks Eliza, fall colors all around although it is hot here today.
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Thanks again.
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Amazing range of colors in such a small container!
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It is amazing isn’t it. A full pallete right in from tot your eyes. Thanks for the feedback as we really appreciate it. Hope you are having a great week so far.
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Very witty. 🙂 I’m lichen your post and your photo!
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So pretty 😍 Fall is always beautiful!
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