Microworld Magic
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Microworld Magic
I haven’t been doing much with the microscopy hobby lately, but I got a sample of pond water today and saw something that lent itself to creating a little story. My trained rotifers and ciliates created an amazingly symmetrical and balanced work of art.
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A typical Bill Porter video: entertaining and holds one's interest until the end. The simplicity belies the extraordinary patience that this must have entailed. Beautiful, Bill!
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Thank you, gekko! On this one, capturing the action required very little patience as it was less than 5 minutes from when I spotted the cells until they assumed the form shown at the end of the video. The only time consuming part was creating the captions and synchronizing them with the images. As you know, I like to find a way to create a bit of a story when possible.gekko wrote:A typical Bill Porter video: entertaining and holds one's interest until the end. The simplicity belies the extraordinary patience that this must have entailed. Beautiful, Bill!
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So then they really did listen to you .billporter1456 wrote:Thank you, gekko! On this one, capturing the action required very little patience as it was less than 5 minutes from when I spotted the cells until they assumed the form shown at the end of the video. The only time consuming part was creating the captions and synchronizing them with the images. As you know, I like to find a way to create a bit of a story when possible.gekko wrote:A typical Bill Porter video: entertaining and holds one's interest until the end. The simplicity belies the extraordinary patience that this must have entailed. Beautiful, Bill!
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That's the "magic" part!gekko wrote:So then they really did listen to you .
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You didn't even need the whip!
Tom
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Another wonderful and entertaining video from the master!!... thanks for sharing!...
BillT
BillT
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Mr. Porter is indeed the magical protist wizard
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This is great!
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Lol. Classic
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Thanks to all who watched and commented! While it's kind of fun to make the videos, it's nice when someone actually watching them. Sorry that I haven't been a more active participant on this forum lately. I noticed some great photos and videos have been posted over the past few weeks.
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A very enjoyable and nicely shot video - thanks
Zeiss Standard WL (somewhat fashion challenged) & Wild M8
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I'm glad you liked it, 75RR. I know it's not everyone's "cup of tea."75RR wrote:A very enjoyable and nicely shot video - thanks
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This is truly delightful!
Arnold, Missouri
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Thanks, Radazz! BTW, I envy you that Wild M20.Radazz wrote:This is truly delightful!
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My pride and joy.
My brother worked at the local medical school hospital for 30 years, and he rescued several microscopes on the way to the dumpster. This is what the school did with equipment over 20 years old.
Got some nice scopes to clean up and sell, and I immediately appropriated a Zeiss Standard with a trinocular head and phase contrast condenser, and among them was this old black scope with a weird aluminum rig screwed to the stage that looked like they shoved large slides into it one after the other.
I was so intrigued by this setup I didn't realize what I was holding. Then I looked under the front edge and saw the Wild Heerbrugg Switzerland logo.
After running in circles making monkey noises (on the inside), I saw that I had about 80% of an m20 and I knew I had to restore it no matter what it took. It even had a pair of Unitron WFH10XR brass occulars.
I immediately hit eBay for the missing parts and within a month had it up and running.
My brother worked at the local medical school hospital for 30 years, and he rescued several microscopes on the way to the dumpster. This is what the school did with equipment over 20 years old.
Got some nice scopes to clean up and sell, and I immediately appropriated a Zeiss Standard with a trinocular head and phase contrast condenser, and among them was this old black scope with a weird aluminum rig screwed to the stage that looked like they shoved large slides into it one after the other.
I was so intrigued by this setup I didn't realize what I was holding. Then I looked under the front edge and saw the Wild Heerbrugg Switzerland logo.
After running in circles making monkey noises (on the inside), I saw that I had about 80% of an m20 and I knew I had to restore it no matter what it took. It even had a pair of Unitron WFH10XR brass occulars.
I immediately hit eBay for the missing parts and within a month had it up and running.
Arnold, Missouri
Olympus IX70
Olympus BX40
Olympus SZ40
Olympus IX70
Olympus BX40
Olympus SZ40
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Sorry had to post, iPad having a sh*t fit.
Anyway, I thought the Zeiss was the finest microscope I would ever lay my hands on, but I was wrong.
I'm in heaven.
Jim
Anyway, I thought the Zeiss was the finest microscope I would ever lay my hands on, but I was wrong.
I'm in heaven.
Jim
Arnold, Missouri
Olympus IX70
Olympus BX40
Olympus SZ40
Olympus IX70
Olympus BX40
Olympus SZ40
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Been away for a bit but what a great treat to return to. So, you are the rotifer whisper.
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Thanks, JimT! Yep, I've learned their secret language.JimT wrote:Been away for a bit but what a great treat to return to. So, you are the rotifer whisper.