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Really incredible images John! The detail is incredible and i think you absolutely hit the nail on the head with the tri-staining!! Amazing! As always you have shown an exemplary example of what time and dedication can produce! You have an incredible skill my friend!! I still have no idea what half ...

I will echo what ajmckay just said! This was a very informative thread and incredibly helpful! The community here is beyond awesome! Phil - Thanks for the suggestion about Yeast! I will keep that in mind if i notice low activity! Over the Christmas break I did manage to setup a little aquarium, unfo...

Charlie - Thank you for the awesome information and link! Sorry for the delayed reply, I was away for work for a little bit! I'll give the link a good read tonight and see what i can come with up! I am really more optimistic about this setup than i was when i first started thinking about it! I wasn'...

For now i'm going to keep posting my GUF testing images here rather than flood the forum with additional topics! Thank Kurt for the very kind words! This technique works the best at 10x and marginally alright at 20x. I think oblique is still better for 40x though as i havn't been able to recreate th...

I may not 100% follow all the terms or know whats going on but one thing i do love about all your write ups is the details. You always provide a very well thought out explanation of what were looking at and for me it's always appreciated! I like to know what i'm looking at even if i dont understand ...

...I add 2-3 pieces of fish flakes once every two weeks or so. Thanks for the advice! I'm seeing a consensus of not too much direct sunlight which is good to know! I have the perfect spot for it in my office! Is too much sunlight really a bad thing?? I'll trade you some of your Texas sun for my Can...

Thanks for the detailed reply guys! Lorez - Maintaining the balance for sustainability is my biggest concern, i figure moving something from a fresh flowing water source to a tank would kill anything as its not getting the constant flow of diverse organisms it's use too. Thanks for the "skip the fis...

Good morning everyone!! I live in Northern Alberta, Canada and during the winter months everything freezes and i have about 5 months where it can be difficult to collect fresh water samples. I want get an aquarium started with a nice diverse eco system that replicates a fresh water stream and will g...

Another test from today. I manged to collect some fresh water samples from a small creek not 100% frozen yet. While i'm waiting for it to settle i wanted to take a quick look and continue with the GUF testing. The mount has started to dry so it wasn't the best situation to start taking pictures but ...

Thanks Seb! I am really enjoying the effect of these filters! Here is an image i managed to grab tonight with the GUF. The vorticella stayed still long enough for me to grab 7 frames. Unfortunately he was moving a little too much for me to do a full comparison of different GUF variations. Taken with...

Oh wow! Super cool! I love the detail you managed to capture...all what look like hundred and hundreds of tiny little hairs! He's got more than i do thats for sure! I appreciate the different lighting techniques you showed! The switch to darkfield really brought out some awesome colours!

Great video!

Francisco - Thank you for the kind comment! It's pretty crazy how close this little filter replicates DIC! Phil - The image was taken through the trinoc but no cat.#1054 eyepiece is being used. I never ended up getting one as i had to leave shortly after our discussion about it but now I'm back I'll...

Thanks John! I hope you are well! For $10 and about an hour of arts and crafts it'd be really neat to see what others can come up with!! Fan - Thank you! I think i still have a ways to go before fooling the DIC experts but i'm getting closer! For this image yes, i used a blue gradient! I'm still not...

After seeing the post Suphot made here I decided to give making a GUF a try. I spent the last few days re-reading over all posts in reference to this filter and printed several different designs, shapes, sizes and colour combinations to try at various stages of the light path. I'm still experimentin...

Really cool! I enjoy seeing every day items up close like this!

Kaaaaaaahl!....star trek reference which i hope at least 1 other person appreciated??? Excellent video as always! You captured some incredible detail, I am really enjoying seeing DIC video's. While the images are always stunning, seeing video of DIC is really something incredible. Thanks for sharing!

Really amazing images Seb! I love the colours you have captured! Awesome work!

Do you have a image of what the slide looks like? I am curious how "thick" you spread the mix!

Thanks for sharing!!

I had to watch this video twice to figure out who was eating who! Really amazing capture! Its seeing this type of activity that makes me realize i need to be more attentive to whats going on when i'm viewing a slide. You showed something really incredible that i would have easily glanced over and mi...

Actinophrys - Thank you for the detailed response! I took a look at the thread you referenced, i hadn't looked at in a few days so didn't notice the discussion going on! Duuuh! I should start to pay more attention! Really really interesting stuff!! Beyond fascinating and as MichaelG said in the othe...

I think we will all be at a loss if you back off from your obsession! I've really been enjoying these videos and find it fascinating to see so many grouped together. I've never seen this many together before and it got me wondering about some stuff. Hopefully someone can shed some light. Are they so...

If only divorce was that easy for us!

This is a really nicely done video! Thanks for sharing! All of your videos are excellent quality!

Seb, Francisco, Ian and Ben - Thank you! I really appreciate the kind words! Its great to be back and hear i'm on the right path! Phil - aha chillblains is an understatement! I spent a good 20min with my hands in a semi-frozen stream collecting samples! I don't know how these guys survive these type...

Email sent! Looking forward to seeing what you get out them!

Appreciate the kind words Eddie! It's really nice to dive back into it! Michael - Thanks! For oblique i use homemade filters that fit directly into the condenser. Details of my setup can be found here: http://www.microbehunter.com/microscopy-forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=3606&p=33256&hilit=egmond+mask#...

Hello all! It has been a VERY long time since i posted, I've been away from the hobby for well over a year with my last posts being back in September 2016. Work has kept me away from home but for now i am back and of course, just in time for winter to freeze all the streams and ponds in my area! -24...

Thank you all for the well wishes and kind comments! They are truly appreciated!

Rod - You are too kind but i barely make a dent compared to the others! I'll make up for lost time in 2017 i hope!

It's with a heavy heart i'm afraid this will probably be my last image for 2016. I'm heading away on Sunday for work again and will not be back 'till Jan 2017 (ish) As always when i leave, i would like to extend my deepest appreciation and thanks for this forum and it's members. The wealth of knowle...

Thank you for the kind comments! I'm not sure about image 1 either. It didn't move much but it was neat to look at!

Nice set of images and videos! You have a nice video of the diatom moving around!

It looks like you are holding the camera with your hand? What happened to your camera adapter that you got the microscope?

Keep up the good work!

Thanks for posting that!! Incredible video!! You got some excellent images considering the whole thing took place within 20sec!
Wonderful to view!