2005: In Praise of Plants and Fungi - Highly Commended Print
Torbjörn Lilja (Sweden)
Moss lantern
Torbjörn has always loved haircap moss. It's the way it shimmers, the way it moves in the breeze, he says. Last summer, he decided to devote himself to creating a portfolio of pictures that would reflect its many forms in different light and conditions. He took this particular picture late one evening, near his home in Byske, Västerbotten, after a light shower. The low sun had just broken through the clouds, back-lighting the carpet of moss. 'Beadlets of moisture glimmered like small lanterns among the spore caps and leaves,' he says.
Pentax 645 NII with Pentax 120mm f1.4 macro lens; 3 secs at f4; Fujichrome Velvia 50.
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