Alien Encounter by Mikkel Houmoller

Wednesday, 19th December 2007

Alien Encounter

by Mikkel Houmoller

These moss spores somehow reminded me of small alien creatures. I believe they belong to the species Brachythecium rutabulum.

Equipment: Nikon D70s with Tamron 90mm macro

Mikkel Houmoller

I have been interested in photography for some years, but I didn’t photograph much myself until I got my first digital camera a couple of years ago.

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14 Comments

istvan Says:
December 19th, 2007 at 5:06 am
great macro shot!
Anurag Says:
December 19th, 2007 at 6:43 am
Very well composed and a good eye. They almost appear to be talking to each other.
Alessandro Zocchi Says:
December 19th, 2007 at 8:52 am
Very nice indeed! I like in particular the shallow depth of field you used: It sets the moss caps in an ethereal world.
kirsten Says:
December 19th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
what a captivating image ! . . . and only one of your talented photography, - I just visited your web-site and really enjoyed it, great eye & skill, keep going !!!
Renee Says:
December 19th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
What a very kinda mellow photo!
Pauline Jones Says:
December 19th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
This is the best shot of moss I have seen for a very long time.
Sheila Says:
December 20th, 2007 at 2:37 am
I am vaguely reminded of the War of the Worlds pods that search the houses in the recent blockbuster.

It truly is awe inspiring! Beautiful color and composition.
kml Says:
December 20th, 2007 at 5:16 pm
They really do look like aliens! Good capture and title!
poster boy Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Nice shot and a great title!
Andrew Says:
December 21st, 2007 at 2:44 pm
they look more like an antennas of the little alien..
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
December 22nd, 2007 at 12:11 am
I like it. DOF and composition are just about right.
Tom Brooklyn Says:
December 24th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
Cute and interesting macro perspective of what lives beneath our feet. Perhaps there are alien life forms that look like that.
Franc-Sois Dandurand Says:
January 4th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
They somehow look like lost “eyes” staring each other. Great balance of details and blurr, soft contrast and light are just perfect.

Tom, i’m sure there are and perhaps we are alien to other forms of life (especially many that populate this planet !-)
Su Says:
December 10th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Love this, is there anyone out there?