Botryococcus (alga)

[75RR]

63x/1.4, DIC, 11 and 7 image stacks in Photoshop

[billben74]

Nice pic. These are the ones that make potentially useful oils? Where did you get it?

[rnabholz]

Really beautiful images 75.

The colors are quite pretty and the detail goes on and on.

Excellent.

Rod

[JimT]

What, not 450 image stack

Great images, colour, detail. and I like the 3D effect. Well done.

JimT

[gekko]

I agree with all the above. Very nice work. I feel like picking one up and eating it: it looks like a very delicious cookie .

[75RR]

Thanks billben74, rnabholz, JimT and gekko

These are the ones that make potentially useful oils?

Think so but thought it safer to keep to genus, believe Botryococcus braunii is the one in demand.

Where did you get it?

Man made lake in a local park, Caracas, Venezuela.

What, not 450 image stack

That was total for all 4 images, first one was a mere 228. ;)

Have seen some striking images of Botryococcus braunii on the web ... bit of a challenge as they have to be squished (there is probably a more technical term for that), in order to show their structure and release the oil.