Some mixed macros

Lord Vetinari

Still not much about here apart from springtails.
All shots MPE-65 with some focus stacking.

Brian V.

Low level globular springtail shot



Crop from above shot



Small cranefly in the compost bin resting against a sprout leaf (with a tiny springtail on it)



Something in the compost bin was a bit mouldy

JoshH

lol, that's the most beautiful photo of mould I've ever seen! Great pics :-)

Wicked_Dark

if you hadn't said it was mold, I never would have guessed.

GOLDENORFE

great globular shot Brian

Lord Vetinari

Thanks for the comments

Someone has ID'd the mould as a slime mould - Dictyostelium purpureum .

Brian V.

Wicked_Dark

Egon would be proud!!

Lord Vetinari

Wicked_Dark wrote: »

Egon would be proud!!

Brian v.

DeVil

Great shots, esp#1

Lord Vetinari

DeVil wrote: »

Great shots, esp#1

Thanks DeVil
Brian V.

rob marshall

That's the problem with being retired, Brian - you spend your days grubbing through the compost bin! Worth it though for good shots such as these. My compost bin needs sorting.

Lord Vetinari

rob marshall wrote: »

That's the problem with being retired, Brian - you spend your days grubbing through the compost bin! Worth it though for good shots such as these. My compost bin needs sorting.

Thanks for the comments Rob

I do rely on the compost bins for some winter shooting but after the freezing weather they are a bit devoid of the normal composting springtails, mites etc at the moment.
Brian V.