Here’s another offering from our hike on Mt. Taranaki earlier this week. We were surrounded by three of my favorite forms of vegetation—mosses, ferns, and lichens. 
Today I bring you a sample of the latter. I would have loved to have a tripod to get a shot with greater depth of focus and my Nikon with a macro lens, but the weather and the available time resulted in my using my waterproof Olympus hand-held. Next time we get a chance, I hope to go better equipped and with more time for photographic preparation.
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krikitarts 
It’s easy to see why this complex formation appealed to you.
When I see a diverse colony like this, I can’t help wishing that I could shrink myself (and my camera) to a size that would enable me to explore it from, say, an ant’s eye view.
Fascinating group of different types there. I like your idea of shrinking down to get an ant’s eye view; how wondrous it would be to look up at it!
I have dreams in which I do this. There were some scenes in the Avatar film that made me think someone had been monitoring them.
:-) :-)
They are three of mine as well – you could add wild orchids, too. :-) This is such a nice grouping, a veritable garden of goblets and foliose lichens and probably lots more hiding in there. It’s good that you had the waterproof Olympus but I can understand how you’d want to get in there and study this closer. I have no patience for tripods so am frequently up against that limitation but I have to say, this photograph is very satisfying.
I read you loudly and clearly, Lynn, and tripods are indeed a bother, but they sure can help to even the odds, provided one has the time and the packing capacity. I’m quite happy with “satisfying”–thanks!
:-)
What an interesting formation. Very nice!
There were several nice formations on this fence board, but just as I started to make a study of them, another squall came through and the rest of the family was ahead, going out of sight around the next corner, and I had to make do with this one. Thank you.
When I first glimpsed the photo, it looked it a pile of broken coral and sea shells! It’s a lovely arrangement, and I like the combination of colors.
I like your marine reference very much, and I’ve noted the resemblance before. Thanks for sharing this vision.
Lichens are such interesting and in many cases attractive subjects. I enjoyed this despite your disappointment with the equipment at hand. Had you not mentioned it I would not have noticed it.
That’s a fine compliment. I did shoot five frames and selected the sharpest of them. But I sure would have liked to use a smaller aperture and a longer shutter speed. And to have had a few more hours to play around.