Lichen

[Aegea]

I went out to photograph landscapes this morning and came back with this. I guess it is a very small landscape.

Nikon D90, Nikkor 35-70 f3.3-4.5 Micro, 1/160 at f16, 400 ISO. Quite heavily cropped down to 1864 pixels square. Actually, this kind of thing is why I upgraded from the D40 to the D90 - I couldn't have cropped this heavily starting with 6 rather than 12 megapixels.

[Chip]

A very small landscape indeed.

Good detail, even with the cropping.

[equilution]

Not sure what it is, but cool color, and a nice crop. TFS

[leonaashlee]

Not sure I've ever seen lichen out here...that's why Jim doesn't know what it is..perhaps you need moisture...LOL
Great capture of it.

[Aegea]

Thank you all for the comments.

@Chip - I was surprised how sharp it came out even after the cropping - that little Nikkor 35-70 f3.3-4.5 is a real bargain considering you can get them for less than $100.

@equilution - Lichen is a symbiotic mixture of fungus and algae. There's a lot of it around here, usually gray-green or yellowish.