More Mushrooms

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Bigger than yesterday's contribution.
A backup photo today.

This one's a focus stack of 15 shots taken with the camera's internal focus bracketing.

Forest Floor Fungus

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No idea what sort, but it was rather diminutive.
This one's a stack of 10 shots using the camera's internal focus bracketing.
A highly advanced new camera support solution was used here - my dad's wallet turned out to be the perfect size to prop the lens at the right angle!

For Old Times' Sake

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I went shopping the other night and saw a pack of Iced Gems on the shelf.
Iced Gems were one of the treats that were a regular offering at my Granny's as kids.
I've not had them, or even seen them on sale for years, so I decided that I had to buy them for the memories.

Sedum

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A backup photo today, after another full-on day at work.

Poplar Hawk-Moth

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An early start this morning, I went out with a small Nottinghamshire wildlife trust group to see some moth traps being opened for a regular survey.
I didn't realise how many species of moth we have - it's well into the hundreds.

(And yes, I know this is not perched on a poplar, but I think it was getting a little sleepy by this time in the morning, and it happily transferred from our pencil onto the Meadowsweet)

A couple more after the jump.

Kaputt

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Today has been a day of fixing things - I started out repairing my washing machine, where years of vibration had worn through the paint, and it was starting to go a bit rusty in a couple of spots.
Later on, I picked up a lamp from my parents' that needs a bit of first aid. I shall rewire it and put in new LED lamps to replace the old halogens that have cooked part of the wiring and the lampholders.

Here's one of the bulbs that's given up the ghost - not a particularly amazing shot, but I suppose it tells a story. EOS R5, EF100mm f/2.8 L IS Macro, LED cube lights

Cedar Rose

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I've had this cedar rose floating about the house for a while, and landed on it as a last-minute subject today, after spending a large chunk of the evening updating and preparing my live streaming system for a job at work next week.
I've been intending to deal with it in working hours for about 3 weeks now, the box has been in and out of the back of the car at least twice, and it even made it all the way into the office on one occasion, but as ever, there were larger fires that needed for be dealt with, and it got pushed back again and again.
Still, it's done now, just need to connect and test it with the real camera setup at work, then I'll be all set to play vision mixer (and several other simultaneous roles) for the week.

On The Verge

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Another backup photo from a few days ago.

Two Close, One Far

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A backup photo today, I stayed at home and vegetated for the vast majority of today.

Into The Blue

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A backup photo today, I was doing my sound man bit, and the photos I took at the gig weren't anything to write home about (second pic after the jump just to prove it happened!)

Lichen

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I went for a rather pleasant walk after an early finish from work. We had great weather, so I thought I'd better make the best of it before the forecast storms roll in!
The air quality here must be fairly good, there's a huge amount of lichen around.

Dinky Daff

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I Can Smell This Photo

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I was making a coffee this afternoon, and thought it was about time for another coffee-adjacent photo.

This one's not a stack (for a change), but it was approaching the limit of what was reasonable to shoot in one frame at this magnification.

Crocus Glow

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I spent a large chunk of the day on the road today, so didn't end up having time or the correct brain mode to shoot anything.

Not sure why I've not shared this one here before, I rather like it.

More Elf Cups

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Today was a rather busy day, and I ended up spending the quite a chunk of the evening helping my colleague de-wonkify his new car's headlight and bumper.

This one's a backup from my trip to the woods a few weeks ago.
It's a stack of 11 frames.

Drip, Rebelling, Momentarily

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I dug out the Miops Splash for the first time in ages tonight, and had a bit of fun with it.
We bought some lab jacks for the x-ray work we did recently. When I found them in the car boot the other night, it occurred to me that they might be a useful thing for macro work, so I've been playing with one of them with most of my setup on it. It's rather useful to be able to move the subject rather than, or at least in addition to manipulating the camera.
I'm quite tempted to buy myself at least one as a result.

Catkins or Microphones?

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A rather long day today, but I did manage to shoot this after I recovered a bit.

It's a focus stack of 15 shots, manually incremented

Beachballs?

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I'm in a strange, unsettled frame of mind today.

Scarlet Elf Cup

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We had a lovely day today, sunny and warm for the time of year.
I went for a walk in the woods with my parents, and we spotted lots of these Scarlet Elf Cup fungi.
This one's a stack of 10 photos. I manually incremented the focus between shots.

Jelly Menace

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