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Xylem
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 10:43 pm
by JimT
Since justcurious was asking about xylems I decided to photo some today and post one. Philoderndron stem (house plant), 40x obj, 3mp camera. Stack of five images.
I enjoy these because they look like springs.
Re: Xylem
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 12:25 am
by 75RR
Philoderndron stem (house plant)
Did you pop it in a liquidizer (smoothie style) or just bash it with something?
Re: Xylem
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 12:34 am
by JimT
Longitudinal section with a razor. We should try a blender to see what comes out
Re: Xylem
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 12:22 pm
by gekko
Did you cut it freehand or did you use some kind of microtome? Also, what program do you use to stack your images? Thanks!
Re: Xylem
Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 4:06 pm
by JimT
Freehand cut for longitudinal sections, microtome for cross sections. I use Combine ZP (freeware) for initial stacking and then may tweak the image in PS using the individual images and masks.
Re: Xylem
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 4:28 pm
by gekko
Thanks. Good, steady hands
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Re: Xylem
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 6:41 pm
by JimT
Not so sure about that. Actually the other day I took a handful of salad greens and a little water and ran it thru a blender (ala Justcurious) just to see what it might look like. A potpourri of xylem, stomata, and cells. Might be an easy way to get sections
Re: Xylem
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:13 pm
by gekko
...if only I had a blender