Name: Harald Cederlund
Picture title: Schistidium Capsule
Category: Micro
Nationality: Swedish
Occupation: Researcher

Harald:
‘I am fascinated by the Schistidium mosses. The intricate capsules look like tiny flowers when viewed up close. With the peristome teeth extended, the capsule is only about 1mm wide, yet from afar the mosses often give a drab blackish impression. They thrive on exposed surfaces such as rocks on the shoreline or forest edge and persist unnoticed on concrete slabs in city locations. I picked this one up from a concrete foundation close to where I live in Ulleråker, Sweden and shot it in my living room. By combining long exposures with a flash I could create some ambience and not just a black background.’

Technical information:
Canon EOS 5D MarkIII
Mitutoyo 10x microscope lens mounted on a Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4 IS USM
1 sec, f/4, ISO160
Accessories: Macro tripod, motorised macro rail (StackShot), macro flash, diffusers.
Post processing: 85 exposures combined in Zerene Stacker to increase the depth-of-field. Cleaning in Photoshop, basic adjustments in Adobe Lightroom.

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