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- Thu Sep 08, 2016 7:37 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Broken Volvox
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3478
Re: Broken Volvox
Really nice pic, hkv! What would be the Volvox? All of it. ;) The outer sphere is made up of little flagellates, somewhat resembling Chlamydomonas . The circles of darker green are daughter colonies. Yes, the white mesh you see in the background was once the sphere. I must have crushed it with the ...
- Wed Sep 07, 2016 9:48 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Dragon Fly:
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4154
Re: Dragon Fly:
Creepy!
- Wed Sep 07, 2016 9:00 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Broken Volvox
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3478
Broken Volvox
I believe this once was a beautiful Volvox. Still worthy of a shot I think.
- Wed Sep 07, 2016 7:34 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Rotifer Keratella juggling two Desmids
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4669
Re: Rotifer Keratella juggling two Desmids
This is a very interesting thread! Very good advice and different views. What I realize is that the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. JimT, your image is beautiful in certain way and almost turned into a drawing or cartoon. Nice effect! A little bit over-cooked and close to a phase contrast imag...
- Wed Sep 07, 2016 2:10 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Rotifer Keratella juggling two Desmids
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4669
Re: Rotifer Keratella juggling two Desmids
Thanks! I think the BW image was nice! I will try from the master TIFF and do the same to ensure the resolution and quality. I cannot see much difference in contrast to be honest... Maybe it is my eyes
- Wed Sep 07, 2016 10:05 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Cocconeis, Navicula, Ctenophora and Mystery
- Replies: 26
- Views: 6742
- Tue Sep 06, 2016 11:37 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Rotifer Keratella juggling two Desmids
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4669
Re: Rotifer Keratella juggling two Desmids
HKV, I have some suggestions but your second image is a JPEG when I try to down load it. Am I missing something? JimT What I meant by raw is that it was "untouched". If you want to play around with it, use this TIFF of 2048 pixels at 14 MB. The camera spits out JPG and .CR2. The native .CR2 are 25 ...
- Tue Sep 06, 2016 7:55 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Rotifer Keratella juggling two Desmids
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4669
Re: Rotifer Keratella juggling two Desmids
Was playing about with your image in Photoshop ... I think you will find there is still some room for a little more sharpening. Give it a try. I am still learning Photoshop. What options did you try? I tried "sharpening", but I think to contrast gets too sharp. I tried increase "contrast" but it lo...
- Mon Sep 05, 2016 11:00 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Rotifer Keratella juggling two Desmids
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4669
Rotifer Keratella juggling two Desmids
I found this Keratella sniffing on a Desmids. I was waiting for him to swallow it, but it just juggled around in front of his mouth. In this picture, I believe we are watching him with the belly side up. Actually the appearance of two Desmids in front of his "wheel" was a single desmid. However it m...
- Mon Sep 05, 2016 5:54 pm
- Forum: Beginner's corner
- Topic: print magazine for microscopy for beginners and other levels
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2882
Re: print magazine for microscopy for beginners and other levels
Come on guys! We have our own microbehunter magazine! Also available in print
http://www.microbehunter.com/microbehun ... -issue-53/
http://www.microbehunter.com/microbehun ... -issue-53/
- Mon Sep 05, 2016 6:08 am
- Forum: Specimens, samples and slides
- Topic: Root-tip mitosis - the start of an adventure
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9119
Re: Root-tip mitosis - the start of an adventure
Impressive and professional thread! Interesting read! Thanks for sharing!
- Sun Sep 04, 2016 7:06 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: More Golden Rod
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3133
Re: More Golden Rod
Details show very well. Contrast is very sharp. Did you enhance it?
- Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:45 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Copepod (top view) - glass look
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3319
Re: Copepod (top view) - glass look
Thank you billbillt, 75RR, KurtM and JimT. No, he was unfortunately not pinned down by the cover glass. He was quite active and swimming around. After a while he got tired or at least sat still for longer period of times so I managed to shoot a stack. However, he moved some of his antennas and hairs...
- Sun Sep 04, 2016 4:31 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Copepod (top view) - glass look
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3319
Copepod (top view) - glass look
This is the same Copepod that I previously showed in side view. This stack shows him from the top, belly down. Stack of 13.
- Sat Sep 03, 2016 10:29 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Testate Amoeba - Arcella
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1424
Re: Testate Amoeba - Arcella
Yes, you are right. Also, the stack could have been a bit deeper to get more sharpness.
- Sat Sep 03, 2016 9:34 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Testate Amoeba - Arcella
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1424
Testate Amoeba - Arcella
Shoot this testate a while ago. Stack of 15. UplanFL 40X. DIC
- Sat Sep 03, 2016 2:18 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Copepod - reworked
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4107
Re: Copepod
I reworked the image from the TIFF-files and cleaned up the background and some edges in Lightroom. I do not think it ended up any better. Each TIFF is 100 MB and the JPGs are like 4 MB. In theory it should be better.... but theory is theory. Still I think the first one looks equally good or even be...
- Sat Sep 03, 2016 10:15 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Ant eye
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5388
Re: Ant eye
Congratulations! Very nice start! Is it taken with a metallurgical objective? LMplan?
Please post pictures of your new gear!
Please post pictures of your new gear!
- Fri Sep 02, 2016 9:24 am
- Forum: Microscopy accessories
- Topic: Microtome specimen holder
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5417
Re: Microtome specimen holder
Pictures would help. Usually there are plastic or wooden blocks on which you mount the wax. Then you clamp the block to the microtome. At least that is how mine works.
- Fri Sep 02, 2016 9:20 am
- Forum: Beginner's corner
- Topic: A safe way to clean Diatoms.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3978
Re: A safe way to clean Diatoms.
The safest way to clean diatoms is to call Klaus Kemp and ask for a ready made mount. Not as fun though as DIY. (joking of course)
- Thu Sep 01, 2016 8:04 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Somebody else liked my Botryococcus image
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10925
Re: Somebody else liked my Botryococcus image
Well deserved! As said before, and worth repeating again, that image was world class work.
- Wed Aug 31, 2016 9:50 pm
- Forum: Introduce yourself
- Topic: NEWBIE
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5135
Re: NEWBIE
Welcome!
- Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:26 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Copepod - reworked
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4107
Re: Copepod
Thank you all for you kind comments. I think I have at least 10 stacks which are useless since he moved too much. I did not want to seduce him as I thought he might crumble or retract some of his limbs if I tried. After 30 minutes or so, he started to get tired (or got warmed up by the heat from the...
- Wed Aug 31, 2016 8:36 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Copepod - reworked
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4107
Re: Copepod
Yes, you are right. Done
- Wed Aug 31, 2016 7:15 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Stagnant water
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3414
Re: Stagnant water
Very nice images and excellent sharpness of the second image. Impressed!
- Wed Aug 31, 2016 6:53 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Messing about with Photoshop
- Replies: 24
- Views: 6661
Re: Messing about with Photoshop
Thanks, great images! It is amazing how much information the camera sensor really registers. Most hidden in the data and magically bought back by tweaking it in photoshop. It is very powerful to be able to bring forward details and hide others to help the eye and the brain to interpret what the came...
- Wed Aug 31, 2016 6:39 am
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Copepod - reworked
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4107
Copepod - reworked
I did this one from a stack of 27. UplanSAPO 20X. DIC. Unfortunately he was moving a bit through the stack so parts of it shows motion blur and artifacts from the stacking process. Will try to redo it some day, but thought I'll share it anyway. These are made from the JPEGS and not the TIFs which co...
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:18 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Spider. The eyes have it. With final version.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5848
Re: Spider. The eyes have it.
Very nice work!
- Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:07 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Two Diatoms
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4600
Re: Two Diatoms
Great images. Does anyone know what those bubbles inside the last diatom are?
- Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:03 pm
- Forum: Pictures and Videos
- Topic: Closterium and Bdelloid rotifer (new camera)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2178
Re: Closterium and Bdelloid rotifer (new camera)
Great start! It is always a hassle to get new gear and learn how to use them. I think your first images looks great!