Hydra - Various magnifications and techniques
Hydra - Various magnifications and techniques
I was going through some sample jars I collected four weeks ago in a nearby pond. Attached to the surface inside of the glass jar, I discovered two Hydras close to each other. I sucked one of them up and tried to take some photos, but she refused to sit still despite my efforts to talk nice to her. I more or less blew that opportunity to get a decent shot. Shooting a stack proved near impossible. The next day I sucked the second Hydra up and added a drop of GA to slow her down. Here are a few shots.
Full body. Darkfield, UplanSAPO 4X:
Hydra - Full body by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
(Near) Full body, Darkfield, UplanSAPO 10X:
Hydra - Full body by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Arm, Darkfield, UplanSAPO 10X:
Hydra - Arm by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Arm, DIC, UplanSAPO 20X (Deliberately misaligned the DIC settings to get a colored background):
Hydra - Arm by
https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Arm, DIC, UplanSAPO 40X:
Hydra - Arm by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Arm, DIC, UplanSAPO 40X:
Hydra - Arm by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Body detail, DIC, UplanSAPO 60X WI:
Hydra - Body Texture by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Arm detail, DIC, UplanSAPO 100X Oil:
Hydra - Nematocysts by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Crop of above (Arm detail, DIC, UplanSAPO 100X Oil):
Hydra - Nematocysts by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Crop of above (Arm detail, DIC, UplanSAPO 100X Oil):
Hydra Nematocysts by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Full body. Darkfield, UplanSAPO 4X:
Hydra - Full body by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
(Near) Full body, Darkfield, UplanSAPO 10X:
Hydra - Full body by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Arm, Darkfield, UplanSAPO 10X:
Hydra - Arm by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Arm, DIC, UplanSAPO 20X (Deliberately misaligned the DIC settings to get a colored background):
Hydra - Arm by
https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Arm, DIC, UplanSAPO 40X:
Hydra - Arm by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Arm, DIC, UplanSAPO 40X:
Hydra - Arm by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Body detail, DIC, UplanSAPO 60X WI:
Hydra - Body Texture by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Arm detail, DIC, UplanSAPO 100X Oil:
Hydra - Nematocysts by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Crop of above (Arm detail, DIC, UplanSAPO 100X Oil):
Hydra - Nematocysts by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
Crop of above (Arm detail, DIC, UplanSAPO 100X Oil):
Hydra Nematocysts by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
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Re: Hydra - Various magnifications and techniques
Hi hkv,
I have to say these are some of the finest photos I have ever seen posted here... Perfect detail and clarity!.. Real works of art.. Thanks for sharing...
BillT
I have to say these are some of the finest photos I have ever seen posted here... Perfect detail and clarity!.. Real works of art.. Thanks for sharing...
BillT
Re: Hydra - Various magnifications and techniques
Wow! Fantastic images. I have never seen a Hydra and thanks to these beautiful photos I now have seen one better than in real life
Thanks for the post.
Thanks for the post.
Re: Hydra - Various magnifications and techniques
Bonjour
Magnifiques images j'adore avec de très beaux détails.
Encore bravo pour votre travail.
Cordialement seb
Magnifiques images j'adore avec de très beaux détails.
Encore bravo pour votre travail.
Cordialement seb
Microscope Leitz Laborlux k
Boitier EOS 1200D + EOS 1100D
Boitier EOS 1200D + EOS 1100D
Re: Hydra - Various magnifications and techniques
Very very nice
Re: Hydra - Various magnifications and techniques
Thank you all for your feedback!
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/micromundusphotography
Web: https://hakankvarnstrom.com
Olympus BX51 | Olympus CX23 | Olympus SZ40 | Carl ZEISS EVO LS 10 Lab6 | Carl Zeiss Jena Sedival
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/micromundusphotography
Web: https://hakankvarnstrom.com
Olympus BX51 | Olympus CX23 | Olympus SZ40 | Carl ZEISS EVO LS 10 Lab6 | Carl Zeiss Jena Sedival
Re: Hydra - Various magnifications and techniques
Fantastic. The tentacles close details are amazing.