Slime Mould in Almost Inaccessible Location
e6filmuser
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This is a slime mould, about a hand span across. It was inside a compost bin, on top of the decaying plant matter, some 45cm /18 inches down. I could just reach to place the camera and lens at working distance, +/- 2"/50mm in place. There was no chance of using the eye-level screen and judging focus of an UWA lens on a distant screen is hopeless. I had previously placed two RC freestanding flash unit at that level.
Due to the issues identified earlier, together with the sloping colony. I rejected the images. I then tried to harvest the substrate bearing the colony, only to flip it over.
Sony A7r3 Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL. It was almost certainly f11. Twin, freestanding flash, hand held.
The stereo is crosseye.
The species is likely to be Badhamia utricularis.
Harold
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Beautiful Harold.
You know I love slime moulds. Species identification is an esoteric art (science?)
Ed
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More of a lottery. Thanks, Ed.
I don't get very far with the ones with a lime crust on the outside.
This colony is immature, later forming blue-black spheres, a bit like tiny golf balls.
Harold
I was hoping to be able to report regrowth, which has now happened (I just took some photos), and that this time it will reach maturity.
Harold