Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Rhossili Bryophytes (1)

I was lucky enough to accompany Sam Bosanquet on one of his CCW monitoring visits to the limestone outcrops on Rhossili headland and was amazed by the diversity of bryophytes, many of which are scarce representatives of the Mediterranean element of our bryophyte flora. Very many thanks to Sam for his time and patience.
Weissia controversa var. crispata (Crisped Stubble-moss)
Weissia levieri (Levier's Beardless-moss)
Weissia levieri (Levier's Beardless-moss)
Weissia levieri (Levier's Beardless-moss)
Weissia longifolia (Crisp Beardless-moss)
Weissia longifolia (Crisp Beardless-moss)
Weissia longifolia (Crisp Beardless-moss)
 Weissia longifolia with hybrid W. l. x controversa sporophyte (left of centre)
Weissia longifolia with hybrid W. l. x controversa sporophyte (dead centre)

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  1. Valley NaturalistFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Barry,

    Excellent images what photographic kit are you using?

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  2. Barry StewartFebruary 18, 2011 at 12:49 PM

    Thanks VN
    For macro shots, when I'm allowed ;o), I use my wife's Canon 550D, with a 90mm macro (Tamron I think), an extension tube and a Speedlite 430EXII mounted on a bracket so that the flash head and the end of the lens are more or less touching. A slightly modified version of what Tristan Bantock recommended for me. Check out his flickr site for some really stunning macro work :o) My main issue with this set up is I find the results tend to be a bit warmer than in real life, though I'm sure I could resolve this by playing around with the White Balance settings?

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