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by billben74
Sun Oct 15, 2017 6:57 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Spirogyra sp
Replies: 9
Views: 4450

Re: Spirogyra sp

Exceptionnel. Tout fantastique. Beau sujet, mais joliment tourné. L'amour que vous avez laissé certaines des images avec des parties hors foyer. Il améliore le tir et donne en profondeur et punch. Très agréable Exceptional. All fantastic. Beautiful subject, but beautifully shot. Love that you left s...
by billben74
Sun Oct 15, 2017 6:54 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Dandelion
Replies: 8
Views: 3887

Re: Dandelion

Very nice section and images.
Also like the "big view" one.
Many thanks
by billben74
Sun Oct 15, 2017 6:53 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Blak ant, Olympus CH
Replies: 2
Views: 2187

Re: Blak ant, Olympus CH

Very good start though.
Nice image.
by billben74
Sun Oct 15, 2017 6:52 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Two Rotifers - Lepadella & Polyarthra
Replies: 10
Views: 5819

Re: Two Rotifers - Lepadella & Polyarthra

More stunning work.
by billben74
Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:14 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Hydra - Various magnifications and techniques
Replies: 6
Views: 3228

Re: Hydra - Various magnifications and techniques

Fantastic. The tentacles close details are amazing.
by billben74
Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:12 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: "Nacimiento" de un nuevo Arcella
Replies: 14
Views: 7890

Re: "Nacimiento" de un nuevo Arcella

Beautiful and fascinating biology.
by billben74
Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:09 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: The rare Arcella formosa
Replies: 8
Views: 4024

Re: The rare Arcella formosa

Very nice and interesting images. Thanks
by billben74
Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:08 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Green algae - Eudorina & Pandorina
Replies: 10
Views: 5849

Re: Green algae - Eudorina & Pandorina

You continue to amaze with these fine, fine images.
by billben74
Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:07 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Another amoeba video
Replies: 4
Views: 2750

Re: Another amoeba video

Nice vid.
by billben74
Fri Oct 06, 2017 9:05 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Caddis Fly ... not micro but macro
Replies: 1
Views: 1707

Re: Caddis Fly ... not micro but macro

Very nice. Love the colours you have caught on the wing
by billben74
Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:03 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Arcella dentata
Replies: 12
Views: 5504

Re: Arcella dentata

Very nice
by billben74
Thu Sep 21, 2017 9:02 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Growing silver
Replies: 4
Views: 2481

Re: Growing silver

Really interesting post.
No worries on fitting in. Several members post (including me) post a variety of subjects.
Its all interesting stuff.
I actually have some silver nitrate that I have been meaning to give a whorl for some time....
by billben74
Thu Sep 21, 2017 1:03 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Tachyporus hypnorum
Replies: 7
Views: 3756

Re: Tachyporus hypnorum

Thanks vesselle, Francisco, georgetmacro. georgeetmacro- No the apologies are all mine. I'm making silly assumptions about knowledge of a specific piece of software. I use zerine stacker to do my stacking. It gives a choice of 2 different algorithms. One is called DMAP. I used DMAP this time. Both a...
by billben74
Wed Sep 20, 2017 7:58 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Jumping spider ... macro using camera and extension.
Replies: 6
Views: 2806

Re: Jumping spider ... macro using camera and extension.

Nice image. Perhaps a bit more light? How are you trying to get your microscope images of of your spider? Light may well be your problem? I find you need quite a bit of light. Bright light that you then diffuse in some way. Some people use a single powerful light source and diffuse with something li...
by billben74
Tue Sep 19, 2017 7:43 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: crystallization of Paracetamol.
Replies: 11
Views: 5221

Re: crystallization of Paracetamol.

Superbe. Particulièrement comme les 3, 4 et 5. Aimez le tourbillon de 3 et les fils de couleur en 3,4 et 5

Superb.Particularly like the 3, 4 and 5. Love the swirl of 3 and the threads of colour in 3,4 and 5
by billben74
Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:33 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: What was the ciliate that ate a stentor?
Replies: 12
Views: 5303

Re: What was the ciliate that ate a stentor?

Very nice indeed.
I can here a comentator making a comparison with anaconda eating a gazelle ...
by billben74
Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:30 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Amoeba video
Replies: 7
Views: 3349

Re: Amoeba video

Nice video.
Kind of hypnotic.
by billben74
Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:28 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: A bismuth crystal
Replies: 5
Views: 2587

Re: A bismuth crystal

Also the two cup shaped indentations are marks caused by some twizzers wilst picking up the still soft crystal.
by billben74
Sun Sep 17, 2017 6:25 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: A bismuth crystal
Replies: 5
Views: 2587

Re: A bismuth crystal

Thanks Francisco. Thanks zzffnn. I don't know much about optical math. I am just curious and want to learn from you: Me neither.... 1) did you put diffusion material as close to subject as possible? Yes - it was a cylinder of Styrofoam wrapped around the subject and the lens held with sticky tape. 2...
by billben74
Sun Sep 17, 2017 1:21 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: A bismuth crystal
Replies: 5
Views: 2587

A bismuth crystal

Hello all. Its another stich and stack job. About 1000 images, then cropped. Bismuth is quite interesting. Its cheap, it melts at 271 deg C and forms very interesting oxides when it recrystalises. It also forms very interesting shapes - step/almost south american pyramid like crystals. At the moment...
by billben74
Sun Sep 17, 2017 1:05 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Shield Bug
Replies: 3
Views: 2432

Re: Shield Bug

Nice images and great detail
by billben74
Fri Sep 15, 2017 9:09 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Golden Algae
Replies: 7
Views: 3457

Re: Golden Algae

Stunning. That first one is world class work (well to my eyes at least).
by billben74
Fri Sep 15, 2017 9:06 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Podophrya. The suctoria that becomes ciliate
Replies: 10
Views: 4288

Re: Podophrya. The suctoria that becomes ciliate

Really interesting video.
Nice biology!
Makes you wonder about the genomes of these things and the relationships between them.
by billben74
Fri Sep 15, 2017 9:02 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Diatoms
Replies: 5
Views: 3311

Re: Diatoms

Very nice images.
I've only tried Klaus Kemp's work diatom-wise so really nice to see Stefano's
Many thanks for sharing
by billben74
Mon Sep 11, 2017 8:09 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Tachyporus hypnorum
Replies: 7
Views: 3756

Re: Tachyporus hypnorum

Many thanks IanW and mrsonchus.

Yeah - I quite like the tape too.
by billben74
Mon Sep 11, 2017 6:32 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Dragonfly - head shots
Replies: 9
Views: 4425

Re: Dragonfly - head shots

Really nice images.
Nice to see the series of different magnifications.
Many thanks
by billben74
Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:50 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Tachyporus hypnorum
Replies: 7
Views: 3756

Tachyporus hypnorum

Hello all, Tachyporus hypnorum is a rove bettle. This one eats leaf litter etc. Some rove bettles hang out in ant colonies as parasites although parhaps only as freeloaders. I got it identification via http://www.naturespot.org.uk Its about 2mm taken with x4, na 0.13 flourite. Stack and stitch. Stil...
by billben74
Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:15 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Rotaria, amoeba, diatom
Replies: 13
Views: 6408

Re: Rotaria, amoeba, diatom

All fantastic. Such wonderful detail on the bdelloid. Always a real treat to see your posts.
by billben74
Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:16 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Dreary Day Diatom Dotting
Replies: 11
Views: 4979

Re: Dreary Day Diatom Dotting

Dreay day. Lovely results.
by billben74
Thu Sep 07, 2017 3:14 pm
Forum: Pictures and Videos
Topic: Ant
Replies: 5
Views: 3667

Re: Ant

Very attractive image. Lovely colours.