Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like. Make that three more..
Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like. Make that three more..
Hello all.
These crystals are taken from the van Gieson's stain that Brunel Microscopes sell. This is, therefore meant to be picric acid and acid fuchsin (by wikipedia). I don't actually believe this as Brunel wouldn't sell picric acid (probably).
You might say I should ask them, but sadly that doesn't always lead to an answer.
Anyway apologies for my vagueness of the substance.
Not the sharpest images I ever taken. These crystals all formed "beyond" the coverslip and as I have a new toy, x60 NA 0.8 objective, I was using this and this goes some way to explain the lack of sharpness. ( Yes I know I'm not meant to use this kind of objective for this purpose, but I'm not always the most serious of people... )
They were exciting to view as I could watch the branching cystal formation live. (I may try to film, or at least timelapse at some point...)
Anyway these are both stitches, composed of about 10 stitched images. A few of the stitched images were 2 - 4 stacks, some single shot.
Crossed polars , some post processing.
These crystals are taken from the van Gieson's stain that Brunel Microscopes sell. This is, therefore meant to be picric acid and acid fuchsin (by wikipedia). I don't actually believe this as Brunel wouldn't sell picric acid (probably).
You might say I should ask them, but sadly that doesn't always lead to an answer.
Anyway apologies for my vagueness of the substance.
Not the sharpest images I ever taken. These crystals all formed "beyond" the coverslip and as I have a new toy, x60 NA 0.8 objective, I was using this and this goes some way to explain the lack of sharpness. ( Yes I know I'm not meant to use this kind of objective for this purpose, but I'm not always the most serious of people... )
They were exciting to view as I could watch the branching cystal formation live. (I may try to film, or at least timelapse at some point...)
Anyway these are both stitches, composed of about 10 stitched images. A few of the stitched images were 2 - 4 stacks, some single shot.
Crossed polars , some post processing.
Last edited by billben74 on Sun Oct 30, 2016 10:01 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Re: Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like
Very nice! Amazing how crystals can form such structures
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Re: Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like
Oh, wow! Very psychedelic! Not to mention beautiful!
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Re: Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like
Bonjour
Très belles images
Cordialement seb
Très belles images
Cordialement seb
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Re: Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like
Well if you are apologizing for these I can't wait to see some you are proud of
I think you will like you 60X - I do. Beats messing with oil and clean up IMO.
JimT
I think you will like you 60X - I do. Beats messing with oil and clean up IMO.
JimT
Re: Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like
Wow!
They are a superb set, some of the best crystal images I've seen. It's your eye for the angle and the presentation that pushes them above the parapet of the usual crystal slides I think. You have produced some beautifully original and stylish slides here my friend - I'm no artist for certain, but these have so much geometric (and not in the sense of simple symmetry..) interest and suggestive shapes and constructs that the mind can't help but be transported into imagination by them.
They have a dynamism and a certain 3D suggestion about them, as have your earlier examples Bill - very nice and very, very well produced and imaged! Crystals are not my area at all - but these are superb from any perspective I think!
Well done and thanks for the lesson in sheer beauty.
They are a superb set, some of the best crystal images I've seen. It's your eye for the angle and the presentation that pushes them above the parapet of the usual crystal slides I think. You have produced some beautifully original and stylish slides here my friend - I'm no artist for certain, but these have so much geometric (and not in the sense of simple symmetry..) interest and suggestive shapes and constructs that the mind can't help but be transported into imagination by them.
They have a dynamism and a certain 3D suggestion about them, as have your earlier examples Bill - very nice and very, very well produced and imaged! Crystals are not my area at all - but these are superb from any perspective I think!
Well done and thanks for the lesson in sheer beauty.
John B
Re: Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like
Merci beaucoup, vesselle
Many thanks JimT and mrsonchus for your kind words.
Many thanks JimT and mrsonchus for your kind words.
Re: Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like
Very impressive, reminds me on a thunder storm...only one word - fascinating, thanks for posting
Re: Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like
Many thanks.
I can see what you mean about a lightening storm. I was thinking science fiction and planetary bombardment.
Danke vielmals.
Ich kann sehen, was du von einem Blitzsturm meinst. Ich dachte, Science-Fiction und planetaren Bombardierung.
I can see what you mean about a lightening storm. I was thinking science fiction and planetary bombardment.
Danke vielmals.
Ich kann sehen, was du von einem Blitzsturm meinst. Ich dachte, Science-Fiction und planetaren Bombardierung.
Re: Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like
And here is a lone island of crystal.
Same specs as the other two.
And a interesting example of fractal growth
Same specs as the other two.
And a interesting example of fractal growth
Re: Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like. And two more...
And a big rough stitch. Here you can see the slide's edge.
Re: Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like. Make that three more..
Bonjour
Très beaux.
La dernière j'aime beaucoup
Cordialement seb
Très beaux.
La dernière j'aime beaucoup
Cordialement seb
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Re: Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like. Make that three more..
Very nice set. Fascinating and ever-varied subject. You have a great mix of textures and shapes here.
Nicely done.
Rod
Nicely done.
Rod
Re: Crystals. Not the sharpest, but colourful and fractal-like. Make that three more..
Many thanks rnabholz.
Indeed different crystal growht patterns: it appears that sometimes one gets bifiringent destorted columunar- like crystals (almost like mountains) or tree like branching fractal growth. It may actually be different substances, or perhaps just conditions.
Merci Beaucoup vesselle.
Le dernier est assez fou. Je ne semble pour obtenir la formation de cristaux beaucoup plus intéressant sans une lamelle. Ceci est une bonne démonstration. (Vraiment besoin pour obtenir la lentille MPLAN ...)
(The last one is fairly crazy. I do seem to get much more interesting crystal formation without a cover slip. This is a good demonstration of this. (Really need to get some MPlan lenses...))
Indeed different crystal growht patterns: it appears that sometimes one gets bifiringent destorted columunar- like crystals (almost like mountains) or tree like branching fractal growth. It may actually be different substances, or perhaps just conditions.
Merci Beaucoup vesselle.
Le dernier est assez fou. Je ne semble pour obtenir la formation de cristaux beaucoup plus intéressant sans une lamelle. Ceci est une bonne démonstration. (Vraiment besoin pour obtenir la lentille MPLAN ...)
(The last one is fairly crazy. I do seem to get much more interesting crystal formation without a cover slip. This is a good demonstration of this. (Really need to get some MPlan lenses...))