I’ve been promising Steve Schwartzman to write a post about my bark and lichen collections and I never got to it. Until now.
Last Saturday I went with my son on a visit to the Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, CA. It was sunny day at the garden with harsh light and high temperatures. There wasn’t much I could do with my camera, but I spotted a few things in the shade, one of which is the FEATURED IMAGE, which portrays lichens on a rock
Lichens are like nature’s tiny partnerships. They’re made up of two things that work together: a fungus and a green partner, often an alga. These two friends team up to survive in some tough places, like rocks and tree bark. The fungus gives the lichen a cozy home and helps it absorb water and nutrients from the environment. In return, the alga makes food using sunlight through photosynthesis, sharing its meals with the fungus. Lichens are important because they help make soil in barren areas, which other plants can later use to grow. They also serve as indicators of environmental health, changing when the air is polluted or the environment shifts.
I have other lichen images in my collection “Natural patterns in color” . The collection also features tree bark, the surface and bottom of water bodies, foliage and flowers. Remember that patterns are everywhere, and they are accessible to almost any photographer with a cell phone and a bit of imagination. They can be turned into appealing pieces of wall art that are politically neutral, colorful and upbeat. They look great in alternative print media such as acrylic, metal and wood.
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Wall Art landscapes and miscellaneous
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It is all about the light 
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