The 'Leaves' Inside a Clump of Moss at 4.5x Magnification

In album Macro photography (35 photos)

This moss is growing on a tree and each tiny clump of moss of about 1/2" in diameter is made up of dozens of these stalks with almost transparent 'leaves' on them as you see here. These are about 1 cell thick, as I only just discovered on researching this a moment ago. They are completely invisible to the naked eye. 

They were photographed at 4.5 x magnification using a Canon MPE-65 Macro lens.
For +Macro Monday #macromonday curated by +Kerry Murphy +Jennifer edand +Kelli Seeger Kim 

If there were no such thing as Menisci, water would be a splodge

Menisci Steven - Kennard 2012
Menisci Steven – Kennard 2012

Menisci on a leaf after rain today. I’ve been really busy in the photo studio working for clients as well as in the workshop (for more clients) and have had very little time for personal fun, unfortunately. I shot this on MP-E 65mm lens at approximately 1.5x magnification.