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Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 10:54 am**

Hello everyone,

I share with you birch catkins taken in macro photography and under the microscope as well as buds, seeds also called achene and pollen.
Some site references about birch:
Birch in general: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch
The kitten (in french) : http://www.biopathe.fr/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=371
The seed also called the achene or the samara (in french) : http://a.gerard4.free.fr/microscopie/ph ... raine.html
Birch pollen (a photograph of a grain of pollen under an electron microscope): https://www.pollens.fr/le-reseau/les-pollens/bouleau

The kitten in macro rate of 1/1.2 :

: cone_macro1sur1.2MH.jpg (146.94 KiB) Viewed 813 times

The kitten in macro rate of 1/1:

: cone_macro1sur1MH.jpg (130.87 KiB) Viewed 813 times

A detail of the kitten under the microscope at 4x:

: Image stacked from 78 photos in Helicon focus with the C method; detail_cone_4xMH.jpg (258.21 KiB) Viewed 813 times

A detail of one end of the kitten under the microscope at 4x plus a Barlow of x2:
The blade of the skinned kitten:

: lame_cone_decortique_petit.jpg (29.38 KiB) Viewed 813 times

: Image stacked from 41 photos in Helicon focus with method B - You can see the "wings" of a seed / achene at the right; detail_cone_4xbx2MH.jpg (205.01 KiB) Viewed 813 times

There is a lot of life in a kitten !
Here is a video that shows small white worms walking around in a kitten : https://youtu.be/2EZo-AJ6YbM

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Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:08 am**

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Buds in macro at the rate of 1/1 :

: bourgeons01MH.jpg (164.21 KiB) Viewed 808 times

: bourgeons02MH.jpg (200.96 KiB) Viewed 808 times

Bud under the microscope with the 4x objective:

: Image stacked from 108 photos in Helicon focus with the C method; bourgeon_4xMH.jpg (178.26 KiB) Viewed 808 times

Small white worms at the base of the bud in the photo above - Watch the video below * :

: bourgeon_petits_vers_800px.jpg (137.04 KiB) Viewed 808 times

Section of a bud under the microscope with the 4x objective:

: Image stacked from 44 photos in Helicon focus with the C method; bourgeon_coupe_4xMH.jpg (188.81 KiB) Viewed 808 times

* There is also plenty of life in a bud!
Here is a video that shows small white worms walking around the base of the 1st kitten taken with the 4x lens : https://youtu.be/vtJllKOUu68

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Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:16 am**

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The seed also called achene under the microscope 4x (seeds recovered from my white car: it helps

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The blade with 5 seeds:

: lame_akene_petit.jpg (31.26 KiB) Viewed 800 times

Under the microscope 10x transmitted light:

: Image stacked from 26 photos in Helicon focus with the C method; akene10x_transmiseMH.jpg (264.59 KiB) Viewed 800 times

Under the microscope 10x transmitted and reflected light:

: Image stacked from 30 photos in Helicon focus with the C method; akene10x_transetreflechieMH.jpg (296.43 KiB) Viewed 800 times

Under the microscope 40x transmitted and reflected light:

: Image stacked from 50 photos in Helicon focus with the C method; akene40x_transetreflechieMH.jpg (204.52 KiB) Viewed 800 times

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Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:20 am**

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and finally the birch pollen :

Pollen grains under the microscope 40x montage with Barlow 3x:

: Unstacked image; pollen_boulotx40M2MH.jpg (176.76 KiB) Viewed 799 times

Pollen grains under the microscope 100x montage with Barlow 3x:

: Unstacked image; pollen_boulotx100M2MH.jpg (172.72 KiB) Viewed 799 times

Aaaaaaah, this microscopic world is full of surprises. I think the biomass that you can't see with the naked eye is much more important than what you see. To be confirm . . .

Sincerely,
Frank

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 1:23 pm**

A great set of images, Frank … thanks for sharing them.

I was instantly reminded of a great photograph by Otto Croy, which is probably what started my interest in macro.

MichaelG.

Posted: **Mon Mar 13, 2023 5:08 pm**

fdupre,

I am dying to say it-
Great pics of that "kitten"

Posted: **Tue Mar 14, 2023 10:54 am**

Thanks for your feedback Denis and Michael

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Birch catkins taken in macro photography and under the microscope as well as buds, seeds also called achene and pollen.

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