Physarum polycephalum Plasmodium 1

[Harold Gough]

Thanks, Mark.

I don't know how it works but deciding which one an individual wishes to identify as could be a full time occupation. ...

[Harold Gough]

This also appears as Plasmodium polycephalum in the literature, both names being used in at least one research paper in different paragraphs without synonymising...

[Harold Gough]

Having followed this, on and off, from the start, I think some clarification in terminology would be useful.

In film days, an L-bracket meant...

[Harold Gough]

Cantherellus tubaeformis Winter Chanterelle or Yellow Foot

This is one I have not knowingly seen before. It does vary considerably in colour....

[Harold Gough]

I just did a short reply and that was OK. My original problem may have been because the buttons were off the screen, down below.

Harold...

[Harold Gough]

That is an image reduced from 4608 to 1024 pixels wide, losing about 75% of original potential magnification, although the size of the screen limits it...

[Harold Gough]

I don't know. I will watch out for them next time I compose a reply.

Harold

[Harold Gough]

Looks good.

I tried loading a reply in the plants. etc string in Foto Fair this morning.

I was able to preview the content before...

[Harold Gough]

Tremella mesenterica Yellow Brain Fungus

This species grows on rotten wood, usually fairly large twigs/small branches. This colony was 9-10cm...

[Harold Gough]

David,

The experts say there are two similar species but I have yet to see the rarer one recorded.

Today is our last official...

[Harold Gough]

Re: MitaKon 85mm 5x Super-Macro.



$100 more than the Laowa and nearly twice the weight. The working distance at x5 is twice...

[Harold Gough]

Re: MitaKon 85mm 5x Super-Macro.



My Laowa, at "x5", has FOV 3.5mm wide on m4/3. In terms of 35mm FF that is x10....

[Harold Gough]

Re: Communal flowers, trees, plants and fungi thread

Hyaloscypha leuconica A Tiny Ascomycete Fungus

I am fairly sure of...

[Harold Gough]

Re: Communal flowers, trees, plants and fungi thread



I have tried that to get names for some of my images but I usually...

[Harold Gough]

Re: Communal flowers, trees, plants and fungi thread



It's a Grevillea.

I just clicked on the image and choose...

[Harold Gough]

The main difference from the location shots is that the flash guns stayed where I put them.

Olympus EM-1 (manual mode), Laowa 25mm f2.8...

[Harold Gough]

Two days ago I was privileged to visit the site of a lime quarry not used for about 100 years and conserved for its 'natural' habitat.

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[Harold Gough]

Re: Election Vote



That's next week. Be patient.

Harold...

[Harold Gough]

Re: Communal flowers, trees, plants and fungi thread

Cobalt Crust Terana caerulea

I have seen many thousands of crust fungus...

[Harold Gough]

Re: Boris Gate



I was unaware of such a correlation. I am in my 70s and couldn't care less about sport, and am not obsessed...