January 27th, 2014
The recent weather in the Peak District has been less than inspiring, so I have found myself searching for some interesting indoor subjects to photograph. Look no further than that mouldy cherry tomato hiding at the back of the punnet!
Pin mould {Mucor sp.} growing on a damaged tomato,
It looks pretty horrible to me, but let’s try going in a little closer…
Pin mould {Mucor sp.} growing on a damaged tomato, showing fruiting bodies (sporangia) – CLICK TO ZOOM
…beautiful! Working at high magnification with the Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens reveals a fasicnating world of delicate pin mould {Mucor sp.} fruiting bodies, known as sporangia.
Pin mould {Mucor sp.} growing on a damaged tomato, showing fruiting bodies (sporangia).
The tomato provided me with a striking red background for a final composition. This scene was only about 5mm high in real life. Please note, to my knowledge this was the only piece of decomposing fruit and veg in my kitchen!
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