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Thanks for all the guesses everyone. It is actually lichen growing on the bark of a Douglas Fir tree on one of my hikes or camping trips. I remember when I took it I thought it was quite beautiful but the shot turned out more creepy than I remember it.
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This one looked better on the camera. Here it looks sort of like I should have saved it for Halloween!
Interesting…some sort of moss, I take it? It would work as a good texture photo.
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I doubt you shot this for texture (although it’s a great one). So I’m curious – what exactly is it?
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is that moss?
Well it does have a creepy kinda look.
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That is good texture. Nice shot!
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Nice texture… I’m sure it’s moss but it almost looks like it could be seaweed…. well minus the lack of water..
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Will this is actually cool photo. Looks like you took it underwater. Anna

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Thanks for all the guesses everyone. It is actually lichen growing on the bark of a Douglas Fir tree on one of my hikes or camping trips. I remember when I took it I thought it was quite beautiful but the shot turned out more creepy than I remember it.
It was very difficult to guess it from just looking at picture, again an amazing picture.