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Hmm!!, I guess I should have read the tiny microprint 'link' below the main text.

Ah well, it has probably pleased their small minds.

Perhaps Oliver will do the honours, delete the 'thread', and remove them from the group.

Not heard of Glycerin Soap Bob. We now live in a world of well publicised health and safety issues, and reagents such as Xylene, Toluene, Benzene, and Formaldehyde etc, are now proven, and classified hazards. That said, used in the quantities that an experienced amateur microscopist would use, proba...

Although Paraffin wax has been a tried and trusted method of wax embedding for many years, it is a byproduct of oil refining in the production of Petroleum. As such it does contain harmful chemicals, that are released when burned (as in candles). It releases Toluene, and Benzene, both known Carcinog...

Hello ?, and welcome.

Very innovative Alan, well done. As the workman said to the lady who asked "how do I get to Carnegie Hall", "you have to practice lady" he said :) From what I have seen, and as Bob suggests, using a Carrot to hold the sample does seem to be a popular method. Certainly got to be a lot easier than wax...

I only use Flickr as an image store John, and for linking the occasional photo to some photography groups, where direct posting applies a degree of compression to images. I used to have a free Pro account, but lost that when Flickr broke away from a partnership with my employer. Not a problem though...

Very informative John, thanks for taking the time to post it. I got there in there end by trial and error. The image is in a shared folder. Flickr is so much more intuitive, easier to use, but now I've sorted it, Google Photos will do for microscopy images, especially as they will be nowhere near th...

Ok, sorted :) . Its quite a bit more involved than sharing from Flickr, as you have to go through three layers of the Google photos site to achieve it , but it now works, as you can see below. As I only want to use it for posting my future microscopy images to this forum, it will do the job, and its...

Ok, next step. I uploaded the photo to Flickr, copied the bbCode, pasted it below, and 'Bingo' it works. But it doesn't work for me, when linked to Google Photos. :roll: I am at a loss to know why??? https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48560282732_f9bc5dbe89_h.jpg Humble Fly by Dave , on Flickr

Image location copied and pasted between the IMG markers




Still no go

Duplicate post, but unable to delete posts on this forum.

Hmmm?, I'm confused, as I tried that in option 2.

I'll have another play later.

I do have a Flickr account, but I like to keep this for my photography, and if I want to link an image to a forum, I use the bbCode.

So, for my future microscope images, I opened a Google Photo account.

The same as above, if posted using the markers [url]https://photos.app.goo.g ... GwzBEapTt6

Hmm??

Doesn't work when the shared link is enclosed within the [img] markers.

But is does work if posted as below, that is as a link not enclosed between the [img] markers, but you have to go 'off site' to view the image.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/XQ9Lo2ZGwzBEapTt6

Google Photos Test Link

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Progress Alan.

G'day, and welcome Tim.

Welcome Chris

It was taken with an EOS 5d mklV, a Sigma EX105 f/2.8 macro lens, and a Nissin MF18 ring flash.

I'll have another go with the direct sharing later.

Ok Alan, thanks for that, so here we go again using that method

https://i.postimg.cc/4d1h2Wk7/478497543 ... ef51-o.jpg

Hmm!!, same result. I guess I am not following your instructions in the way they are intended

Duplicate post deleted.

It doesn't seem to appear directly on the page, as posting the bb code from Flickr does, just the 'link', albeit it does link to the image I uploaded to their site.

Alan, I set up an account with postimages.org, and have uploaded one of my macro shots, to test it out.

So here goes:

https://postimg.cc/jCcHXLjf

Alan, Fructose can usually be found in Health Food shops. Such as shops like this in the UK: https://www.hollandandbarrett.com/shop/product/holland-barrett-fruit-sugar-pure-fructose-60044580?skuid=044580&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjryribb24wIVBbDtCh3JNQQ4EAQYASABEgLplPD_BwE&...

I like 'Free' Alan, as you can't get cheaper than that

Thanks Alan, I'll have a look at that.

I have a Flickr page/account that I use for my photography, and also use Canon's Irista, but your link could be useful for any microscopy images.

I 'cropped it down', centered on the object of interest. Although the 2.5x relay lens produces a slightly smaller field of view (magnified) than that seen visually through the 10x eyepieces in the bino head, it is not significant. A 1.6x relay lens would be a better match to the APS-C sensor in the ...

Thanks guys. At least I have usable imaging system now, thanks to the guys at Bresser. No, I don't have a Plancton net yet Bob, but something to consider for the future. I have a good selection of water plants in the pond, and the birds are visiting the pond to drink, so I think it will mature natur...

Ok, here it is, the first image with the new setup. As a photographer, I can't say that I'm impressed, but its a start. Bresser Trino at 100x, with a Canon EOS4000d, via a 2.5 relay lens in the photo tube. Not an easy 'critter' to get focus on, as I was using a cavity slide, and he kept changing his...