British Soldier Lichen on Post

A British soldier lichen (Cladonia) grows on a weathered wooden post at the lower left of the frame. Pale green-gray stalks topped with small bright red apothecia are lit softly against a deep, out-of-focus green background and captured in a tall vertical crop with a very shallow depth of field. A fine strand of spider silk is caught on one stalk and is visible in the close focus.