Water Mite
Water Mite
I found a tiny (what I believe to be) Water Mite in a sample. It was redish/brown. The size was just bigger than a large copepod, so I managed to get most of it with 4X objective. It is a water mount with a thick layer of water and a coverglass resting on small blobs of bees wax. I tried all possible illumination techniques and they were all terrible. Halos, glare, over exposure, so I did not get a single stack with a decent result except for fluorescence. These are shot with EPI-fluo at around 400nm. Then stacked (some contains over 100 exposures).
4X UplanSAPO:
Water Mite - Full Body by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
10X UplanSAPO:
Water Mite - Body by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
10X UplanSAPO:
Water Mite - Head by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
10X UplanSAPO:
Water Mite - Tail by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
4X UplanSAPO:
Water Mite - Full Body by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
10X UplanSAPO:
Water Mite - Body by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
10X UplanSAPO:
Water Mite - Head by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
10X UplanSAPO:
Water Mite - Tail by https://www.flickr.com/photos/micromundus/, on Flickr
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Re: Water Mite
Very good images. Fantastic detail.
Re: Water Mite
Well worth the effort! Striking imagesI tried all possible illumination techniques and they were all terrible. Halos, glare, over exposure, so I did not get a single stack with a decent result except for fluorescence.
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Re: Water Mite
I don't think I have ever seen a creature photographed in such clarity and incredible detail... Your photos make this look like one scary animal!...
BillT
BillT
Re: Water Mite
Bonjour
Superbe images.
Cordialement seb
Superbe images.
Cordialement seb
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Re: Water Mite
Fascinating, well done...
Re: Water Mite
Thanks you all for your comments!
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Re: Water Mite
I would concur with billbillt. Thats some shockingly good detail. Artistic too.
Fine work.
Fine work.
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Re: Water Mite
Incredible images, well done sir! I wonder what the hitchhikers are in the last image?
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LOMO BIOLAM L-2-2
LOMO POLAM L-213 / BIOLAM L-211 hybrid
LOMO Multiscope (Biolam)
Cameras: Canon T3i, Olympus E-P1 MFT, Amscope 3mp USB
Re: Water Mite
Thanks Billben74 and Crater Eddie!Crater Eddie wrote:Incredible images, well done sir! I wonder what the hitchhikers are in the last image?
CE
Still have not figured out what these balls are, but the could be an invasive species that decided to grow a colony between the legs.
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