Snail in fluorescence - Revisited

[hkv]

I went back and looked at old stacks and found a left-over stack that I thought I'd share with you. This is a tiny shell where the water starts to dry out and the snail is trapped in a water pocket. I think the added curves make it more interesting to look at compared to the plain version previously posted.

[billbillt]

Thanks so much for sharing this.. It is truly a work of art...

BillT

[RudiV]

Another stunning and interesting image hkv!

Would the red bits be algae or other plant material? Fluorescence can really produce some interesting and unexpected results!

Thanks for sharing,
Rudi

[hkv]

Yes, the red and the orange bits are algae/diatoms with chlorophyll. Chlorophyll fluoresce in red when excited with light of a wavelength around 400-440 nm.

[RudiV]

Yes, the red and the orange bits are algae/diatoms with chlorophyll. Chlorophyll fluoresce in red when excited with light of a wavelength around 400-440 nm.

Thanks for the information. I am hoping my fluorescence setup will be here soon, it is in customs at the moment.

Rudi

[vasselle]

Superbe image
Cordialement seb

[hkv]

Thank you all for your encouragement!

[75RR]

I think the added curves make it more interesting to look at compared to the plain version previously posted.

Indeed it does. I think it frames the snail very nicely.

[gekko]

Very beautiful. Truly a work of art (both yours and Nature's).

[hkv]

I submitted this image to National Geographic's photo contest "Patterns in Nature". Scroll down to see the outcome.

https://translate.google.com/translate? ... under-2017

[75RR]

Congratulations - very much deserved!

[billbillt]

I submitted this image to National Geographic's photo contest "Patterns in Nature". Scroll down to see the outcome.

https://translate.google.com/translate? ... under-2017

Congrats!!... You certainly earned that.. Wonderful photo...

BillT

[zzffnn]

Congratulations, hkv!

[kit1980]

I submitted this image to National Geographic's photo contest "Patterns in Nature". Scroll down to see the outcome.

https://translate.google.com/translate? ... under-2017

Congrats! Well deserved.

[hkv]

Thanks all!

[MicroMacro]

Wow, this is really nice work. What did you use to make it fluoresce, something like halogen lighting on a fluoro train/condenser?

[hkv]

Wow, this is really nice work. What did you use to make it fluoresce, something like halogen lighting on a fluoro train/condenser?

Thanks for looking!

It was shot using an EPI Illuminator and a Exfo Exacte light source (Mercury lamp). The EPI illuminator was equipped with a filter cube suitable for chlorophyll (around 400 nm).