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I take great shame in essentially knowing absolutely nothing of the things i find when i'm slide surfing! Sometimes it turns out to be something interesting...other times not so much! For your viewing pleasure i give you....something! Still working on post processing and stacking to figure out what ...

I would agree!! Your stacking is turning out exceptionally well! Gary looks incredible! Great detail throughout and awesome colour! Having dealt with the likes of Gus before I refuse to compliment him no matter how detailed he is!!

Really happy to hear its not from a live blood sample!! :shock: Thanks for the supplier info! Always good to know where slides are available from! Took a look at the anthrax image you reference! Really amazing stuff! You wouldn't know that these were your first oil immersed 100x images! Great work!

Incredible to think something so small can be so destructive! Thanks for sharing! I've never seen pathogens imaged before so for me this is really neat. Is this from a permanent mounted slide or a live sample? I really like how much detail you've capture in these little guys! They appear to be spott...

Thanks for the explanation Kurt! I had a feeling it used the cross-eye method! Unfortunately that's something i've never been able to do, even Mr. Krebs images didn't work for me...same with those "magic eye" images! My brain has just never been able to process them i guess? Maybe i'll make a steros...

aha i was just joking about growing them! I didn't know that was a thing! I will have to look that up and see what conditions they need to thrive! I'm sure if you ask them nicely to open wide and stand still you'll be able to get a good look at the mouth for an I.D! Without overwhelming you too much...

Thanks for the kind comments everyone! I'm glad i was able to capture something pretty neat and that the music didn't put anyone off! I forgot youtube has a mute option!! I figured out how to make a video without the default music so my next one will be easier to watch! Timemaster1212 - I have my Ca...

Another set of great images!! Are you finding these guys in every sample you drop on your slides?? Are you growing them?? I’ve only been so lucky once to find a moss sample that was full of them! Your getting some great details, especially with the fine claws! Have you thought about stacking?? The c...

I'm a little bit late to the party on this one but i have no problem bringing this topic back to life with a question! Actually, first of...really great image Rod! 53 stack looking that clean is very impressive!! Great image and i'd love to view it in 3D! To test the theory of "theres no such thing ...

Super cool image!! I've never had the pleasure of viewing eggs before! Its crazy to think that one egg looks to take up maybe 1/4 of the total body size! Do you know how long it takes for them to hatch? Hopfully you managed to witness them coming to life! Really cool image! I didn't know anything ab...

Thank you Seb and Einman! I really appreciate the kind words! Pat - I had actually considered throwing a couple of algae eating crustaceans in the tank to add a little bit more diversity into the water but my work schedule is too unpredictable for me to look after any living creature other than myse...

Really beautiful images Seb! I especially like photo 3 and all of the detail you managed to capture!!

Great work!

Wow!! Amazing colours you got there Jim! Do you mix the salt with water and then let it dry on the slide?

The second image almost looks like a butterfly! I'm really loving the colours you capture!

Forgive the awful awful music! This was my first time using Windows movie maker or whatever the kids are calling it these days! First time making a video so i went with all the default settings to make it easier on my self!! I found this guy while slide surfing yesterday! I dont know nearly enough a...

Pat, I believe the GUF is considered a form of oblique lighting yeah! They are really easy to make! The first post i saw, which gives great instructions on how to make them is here http://www.microbehunter.com/microscopy-forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=5449 I had to make mine a little bit bigger but the ...

aha thanks Pat! Have you tried any GUF (filters)? They can create some really unique and stunning images very very close to DIC! $10, a trip to staples and an afternoon spent cutting out shapes and you all set! They're super fun to play around with! The aquarium was a great little project! The tank ...

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einman wrote:Very Nice Karl!!

I don't think I've ever envisioned a work area as neat and clean as Karl's. I think he's making us all look bad!

Thanks einman! ahah Oh c'mon Pat! I see your neatly organized containers!

Thank you all for the very kind comments! Charlie - I havn't had any issues setting up with the 40x or 100x, I always setup kohler illumination as i switch back and forth between objectives, once kohler is established, i turn the condenser to the corresponding prism for the objective and i have a pr...

Thanks for the kind words everyone! Yeaaaaaaaah I knew I would eventually be going DIC. I had the very fortunate opportunity to get an AO21 DIC setup and knew it would be my only real chance to upgrade! Phil - This was actually the 20x Advance Planachro! I do have a 2 panel stitch of the same guy fr...

Hello all! As usual work has kept me fairly busy these last few months and I havn't had many opportunities to post anything! I also recently upgraded to DIC which i havn't been able to play around with so finally i managed to put some time aside to start to figure things out! I'm still getting used ...

This topic caught my eye and I love being able to see where people get to enjoy the hobby! There are some really incredible workspaces and some really beautiful desks out there! Here is my contribution to this lovely topic!

aha incredible! I found the topic!

Amazing to think they don't clean them after each and every use!!!

Great looking filter! I really love how simple these guys are to make and the incredible effects they have! I've yet to use the GUF on any of my mounted slides! Thanks for the suggestion! The colours in the second image are fantastic and all of the images have a great sense of depth to them! Awesome...

Jim, you got some really great results! Some real deep shadows and a really good effect! I'm a big fan of the blue but i suppose that is always down to personal preference!

Did you have the GUF under the condenser on the base?

Thanks for sharing and keep it up!

No worries John! I blame the italics! I had a really fun time making these filters and experimenting with them, I hope they treat you just as well!! Feel free to ask any questions as you dive into the wonderful world of homemade filters!

*EDIT*....Thank you Bill and nickols for the kind words!

Hey John, the original post I made back in November had a link to the topic where the GUF is explained and all the details on how to make one. Here it is again for reference. http://www.microbehunter.com/microscopy-forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=5449 One of the links Kurt posted is also linked in this l...

Kurt - oh come now!! We get -51 you get +51. It’s not that big a difference!! You’d be amazed how quickly you get used to your nostrils freezing every time you breath in! It’s delightful! The temperature jumped up to -5 today! You’d swear it was the summer time with everyone wearing shorts and tshir...

I absolutely love the symmetry in something so unbelievably small! Great capture!

I'm just seeing this now! A little late for season greetings i know but still...incredible images as always hkv

I'm guessing all the Daphnia in Sweden are dressed up for the holidays? amazing!

I think this turned out very well! Really great image with nice sharp details, i love how you can clearly see the outer edge of this guy. You brought up an interesting point...Is there such a thing as overkill when it comes to the amount of images in a stack? I've always assumed the more, the better...