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by legionair
Fri Mar 17, 2023 3:15 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: soy souce
Replies: 2
Views: 397

Re: soy souce

DonSchaeffer wrote:
Fri Mar 17, 2023 2:17 pm
Very interesting! What are those crystal-shaped things?
those are the cristals that form.as far as I know it's most likely salt(at least the cristals are similar)
by legionair
Fri Mar 17, 2023 7:30 am
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: soy souce
Replies: 2
Views: 397

soy souce

Some dried up soy souce under the microscope.
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by legionair
Thu Feb 16, 2023 7:37 am
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: playing with light retarders
Replies: 6
Views: 817

Re: playing with light retarders

Red cherry blossoms? There is a market for patterns on consumer goods : shower curtains and such, aprons too and perhaps barber capes. In the latter case perhaps the title should be changed to " ouch". I think I keep the original names,so lets set for artistic freedom in namegiving :ugeek: ,as far ...
by legionair
Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:21 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: playing with light retarders
Replies: 6
Views: 817

Re: playing with light retarders

apochronaut wrote:
Wed Feb 15, 2023 7:55 pm
How strange. I've been growing cherries for over 40 years and I never saw a cherry blossom that looked like that.
maybe you should look closer :lol:
by legionair
Tue Feb 14, 2023 11:25 am
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: playing with light retarders
Replies: 6
Views: 817

playing with light retarders

only recentlty I started usig retarders in microscope photography,here are two examples
"cherry blossoms"
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"fire bird"
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by legionair
Tue Jan 31, 2023 6:52 am
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: urea
Replies: 3
Views: 819

Re: urea

Image 500(7) is pretty cool. I have no idea what kind of scale we're looking at, though. Where did you find urea? Thanks. First about the urea;this is one of the products I started using recently in microscope photography together with epsom salt and vitamine C.All three you can get at the pharmacy...
by legionair
Mon Jan 30, 2023 12:08 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: urea
Replies: 3
Views: 819

urea

Urea desolved in water.
I stept away from adding alcohol to break the surface of the water,instead I wash my slides in dishwashing soap and leave them to dry without first washing them off with clear water.
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by legionair
Thu Jan 26, 2023 9:14 am
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: For my mother
Replies: 2
Views: 545

For my mother

Every two weeks I prepare a "magazine" for my 90 Y.O. mother and have it printed out at the printshop. She has always been curious whath I've been doing as a hobby photographer and with these booklets I made kept her informed. Although I switched to microscopy photography recently she still loves to...
by legionair
Wed Jan 25, 2023 9:19 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: cigars and microscopy
Replies: 7
Views: 2200

Re: cigars and microscopy

Phill Brown wrote:
Tue Jan 24, 2023 9:50 pm
You are never alone with an assistant.
I suddenly feel old.
If you aint got one,make one! :D
by legionair
Mon Jan 23, 2023 2:52 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: cigars and microscopy
Replies: 7
Views: 2200

Re: cigars and microscopy

Mhh...you Got a point there.maybe I should leave my "microscope room" when smoking.thanks for the hint.
by legionair
Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:43 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: cigars and microscopy
Replies: 7
Views: 2200

cigars and microscopy

I know smoking is not good for my health but...never mind.
Today I printed my self made cigars packages linked to my hobby.
It's something I do from time to time in order not having to look at the dull cigarettes/cigars packages they sell today.
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by legionair
Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:58 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: A small garden in space
Replies: 1
Views: 389

A small garden in space

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vitamine C - magnification 20x - polarized light
(the full zize picture is alot sharper)
by legionair
Fri Jan 20, 2023 3:02 pm
Forum: Microscopy accessories
Topic: magnetic stirring table
Replies: 0
Views: 1046

magnetic stirring table

Today I had a look on the effect my heated magnetic stirring table has on stirring cristals and the difference,for me with two ruind shoulders, is significant.Hand stirring always left some cristals undesolved .now with a push on the button I can sit back and wait a few minutes before adding some dr...
by legionair
Tue Jan 17, 2023 6:18 pm
Forum: My microscope
Topic: Bresser Advance ICD 10-160x
Replies: 8
Views: 2315

Re: Bresser Advance ICD 10-160x

The 20x oculair I don't use myself but the 2x Barlow I screwed on the third Day and didn't remove it since.
by legionair
Mon Jan 16, 2023 7:57 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Vitamine C
Replies: 4
Views: 576

Re: Vitamine C

Very cool! Do you use alcohol to dissolve the Vitamin C? I desolve the vitamine in water first and after putting a few drops on the slide I add some alcohol to break the surface. a few days ago I cristalized the solution on the radiator but now i let it dry on my desk and get a better result. Untit...
by legionair
Mon Jan 16, 2023 4:39 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Vitamine C
Replies: 4
Views: 576

Vitamine C

some pics I made this afternoon.
mag. 20x - 35x
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by legionair
Sun Jan 15, 2023 3:26 pm
Forum: Microscopy accessories
Topic: handy cross table solution for stereo microscope
Replies: 5
Views: 2043

Re: handy cross table solution for stereo microscope

GerryR wrote:
Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:55 pm
So is the lid actually sitting on the lower filter(?), and you are able to rotate and move the specimen by moving the lid over the lower filter(?).
No,it is plastic lid on the microscope table.and then on top of the lid: filter,slide,filter.
by legionair
Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:17 pm
Forum: Microscopy accessories
Topic: handy cross table solution for stereo microscope
Replies: 5
Views: 2043

Re: handy cross table solution for stereo microscope

Interesting idea! Am I looking at this wrong; if you flip the lid over so the edges are sitting on the base, and presumably clearing the lower filter, wouldn't that allow you to move the specimen around by moving the lid? Just a thought. turning the lid over would make a difference. now I can contr...
by legionair
Sun Jan 08, 2023 5:18 pm
Forum: Microscopy accessories
Topic: handy cross table solution for stereo microscope
Replies: 5
Views: 2043

handy cross table solution for stereo microscope

I was thinking of buying a cross table for my stereo microscope. There was one little problem:how to keep my polarization lens in place?So I found out that a transparent plasic box lit does a great job. No spills on the microscope,easy to find the spot you are looking for and usable for slides and t...
by legionair
Sun Jan 08, 2023 7:54 am
Forum: My microscope
Topic: Bresser Advance ICD 10-160x
Replies: 8
Views: 2315

Re: Bresser Advance ICD 10-160x

There's nothing like a nice stereo. Looks like you're putting it to good use! True!and the thing I like most on this one(besides that it can be used as a regular microscope) is that going from x10 to x40 goes stepless. It's like you get sucked into the object,love it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
by legionair
Sun Jan 08, 2023 6:13 am
Forum: My microscope
Topic: Bresser Advance ICD 10-160x
Replies: 8
Views: 2315

Bresser Advance ICD 10-160x

700.jpg After seeing some pictures that where taken with a stereo microscope I couldn't resist to buy one,only two weeks after my Bresser trino researcher40X-1000X.. This one is also from bresser,the Advance ICD 10-160x.Together with a 5 MP microscope camera with a 0.5 reduction lens and zerene sta...
by legionair
Sat Jan 07, 2023 8:05 am
Forum: Illumination Techniques
Topic: variable oblique filter
Replies: 7
Views: 2113

Re: variable oblique filter

Legion air, I took your idea a bit further. I realized that this can be expanded to produce the dic effect mentioned in the below link. Here is 2 slider used to create below videos. The sliders are stacked together to create a blue oblique light on one side and white light from edge on the other si...
by legionair
Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:26 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: dried up dishwashing soap
Replies: 5
Views: 729

Re: dried up dishwashing soap

PeteM wrote:
Mon Jan 02, 2023 6:49 pm
Nice work on the music as well as the images. Frank Herbert would be proud.

Seems the crystals might be that magical spice melange?
Thanks! and if the crystals are the spice,there are also worms who protect it.I even got prove of that ;-)
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by legionair
Mon Jan 02, 2023 6:02 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: dried up dishwashing soap
Replies: 5
Views: 729

Re: dried up dishwashing soap

was this just water and soap or anything else in the mix? Thanks for the post. a few drops of alcohol to break the surface. I must admit that from the five slides I prepared none showed the same result.simular,yes.the same,no. And sometimes a complete different result. https://www.youtube.com/watch...
by legionair
Mon Jan 02, 2023 2:05 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: dried up dishwashing soap
Replies: 5
Views: 729

dried up dishwashing soap

after it had dried up on a slide I've put the dishwashing soap under the microscope.
The pictures I took where digitaly colorized.
Magnification X100

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmuuYfHp954
by legionair
Mon Jan 02, 2023 7:03 am
Forum: Microscopy accessories
Topic: brush
Replies: 3
Views: 1457

brush

Something I learned while I was a glass art aprentice and that also counts here;When using a brush to clean your microscope the best one to use is a (real)badger hair shaving brush.
Their haires are the softest in the world and will prevent scratches on your optics.
by legionair
Sun Jan 01, 2023 2:42 pm
Forum: Illumination Techniques
Topic: variable oblique filter
Replies: 7
Views: 2113

Re: variable oblique filter

That is a very nice effect :-) Roughly where in the system does this get placed? [Seems a stupid question, but I am not familiar with these microscopes] I have looked in the Bresser manual but it doesnt really show or seem to mention the blue filter's position. I hope this helps(I also didn't find ...
by legionair
Sun Jan 01, 2023 8:27 am
Forum: Illumination Techniques
Topic: variable oblique filter
Replies: 7
Views: 2113

variable oblique filter

a simple to make variable oblique filter.it's no idea from myself but I found it a handy tool to share. this slider comes at the location of the blue filter and can be shifted left and right to ajust the depht.it's made of a piece of a plasic cake box(it's the time of the year 😉 ) and some ductape,t...
by legionair
Wed Dec 28, 2022 9:20 am
Forum: Digital processing
Topic: digital blue filter
Replies: 0
Views: 2302

digital blue filter

I see that blue filters are a widely used aid to create a more white light. I for myself prefer no filters while recording but sometimes digitaly add the blue filter afterwards. This works fine,both for pictures and recordings. (this post is replaced from Illumination Techniques over to here) In cli...
by legionair
Wed Dec 28, 2022 8:53 am
Forum: Illumination Techniques
Topic: Digital blue filter
Replies: 0
Views: 873

Digital blue filter

I see that blue filters are a widely used aid to create a more white light. I for myself prefer no filters while recording but sometimes digitaly add the blue filter afterwards. This works fine,both for pictures and recordings. In clipchamp for videos; Untitled-4.jpg In lightroom for pictures Untitl...