I took a macro lens out on the first walk of the day. I did take some fungus pictures but there is nothing new around and what I shot wasn’t as sharp as I could have wished for. These aren’t really crisp but the effect is worth pursuing. I started out by trying to use the low early sun to backlight the leaves but then realised I had a strobe in my pocket which would give much more control and be a damn sight easier. The second one was a revelation to me as I never realised that the spore thingies on bracken can be seen through the fronds. I was so taken up with this that the foc