Ridge lichens

It's still dreary and wet, the kind of weather that, in this pursuit of a-photo-a-day, would have mandated either a trip to the image vault or a shot of something that I collected and brought indoors to photograph. But—and this is the last time I'll make note of this occurrence—a splendid little all-weather camera came into my life. I'm still learning what the Fuji can and can't do, but, for a so-called basic camera, it's pretty darn sophisticated. It has a surprisingly sharp macro lens and the ability to take several close-ups at once and combine them automatically. This shot of lichens on a rock face is a "high-dynamic-range composite," and while it's pretty fuzzy on the outside, the center part of the photo is tack-sharp: way better than I would have expected. Now, if I could only identify the lichen I've captured. It may be a kind of Rosette Lichen. It may be a species of Shadow Lichen. Or it might be something else. I really have to make an effort to master lichenology.