Stalked Hairy Fairy Cup - Dasyscyphus virgineus

Absolutely tiny! They were about 2 mm tall! The stipes are white and very hairy. The outside of the cups are also hairy, but the insides are smooth.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Incredible focusing job given its tiny size! Posted 7 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! I took over 100 shots just trying to get one in reasonable focus and not blown out. I changed so many camera settings and let the profanities fly as I kept trying. I always struggle with white subjects, and being tiny doesn't help! Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Can imagine, quite similar to the frustration I had with the tiny orchids.
    This doesn't help you right now, but I want to show you a feature that one will increasingly find on future cameras, and a few cameras right now:
    
    https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*m36SPb32O8hEq3usds14yg.jpeg
    
    This is focus peaking. A 3D overlay in red shows in the scene exactly the plane that is in focus. I have it on my camera now, but unfortunately not in the viewfinder, only on the LCD, which doesn't help in a handheld situation.
    
    In case you already knew all this, sorry :)
    
    Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Cool, I’ve never even heard of that feature. It sounds helpful! Posted 7 years ago