Arcella dentata

[Johann]

B/F 15 image stack - 40x objective.
http://www.arcella.nl/arcella-dentata

[hkv]

Wow! This is very nice!

[mrsonchus]

Agreed! A lovely and interesting image - nicely done old chap!

[billbillt]

Ditto to all above.. Very good!...

BillT

[75RR]

A great image of a lovely amoeba - good catch!

[Johann]

Thanks guys - first time I saw one of these - always a treat to see something new

[JimT]

always a treat to see something new

And you captured it very well. Good image.

[rnabholz]

That's a new one on me, and a super image of it as well.

Well done finding and imaging.

Rod

[zzffnn]

Great image and beautiful contrast.
What made you choose BF over DIC though? DIC and blue background may give it even better contrast/texture.

[Rodney]

Very good text book example.
Rodney

[Johann]

Great image and beautiful contrast.
What made you choose BF over DIC though? DIC and blue background may give it even better contrast/texture.

Zzzffnn, the BF gave the nice dark edges, which made the spines "pop" more - I think. I did take a series of DIC images - will stack them and put it up here when I get some time.

[exmarine]

Hey that's great it reminds me of A "Polo the mint with a hole"

I know but there is no cure for what I suffer from.

[Seb28]

Beautiful image.

[Johann]

Here is the DIC version - I prefer the BF much more in this instance
(maybe I just suck at doing it properly )

[zzffnn]

Thanks Johann.
I actually prefer the DIC version much more, as I like its internal details and internal contrast. But I understand people's preference may be different.

[cuxlander]

Hello Johann,
a beautiful creature, and beautiful picture. I too prefer the BF in this example. DIC does not give any extra information.
Do you mind if I add to your thread a side view image of this crown shaped organism?

Regards,
Hans

[Johann]

Hello Johann,
a beautiful creature, and beautiful picture. I too prefer the BF in this example. DIC does not give any extra information.
Do you mind if I add to your thread a side view image of this crown shaped organism?
http://hans-rothauscher.de/testaceen/pics/krone295.png
Regards,
Hans

Thanks Hans, that's a nice image. I used the stereo microscope to transfer it to the slide - and although small I saw the crown shape very nicely.

[billben74]

Nice images. Lovely shape that little critter has.

[gekko]

Johann, excellent image (and nice tonal gradation).
Hans, also very nice complementary image.