a daisy flower head taken under the microscope

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a daisy flower head taken under the microscope

#1 Post by fdupre » Wed May 24, 2023 10:35 am

Hello everyone,

I share with you the photos of a daisy flower head taken under the microscope.

Capitula / floral disc in reflected light:
Equipment:
marguerite_centre_small.jpg
marguerite_centre_small.jpg (102.71 KiB) Viewed 1478 times
4x objective:
Image stacked from 80 photos in Helicon focus with method B
Image stacked from 80 photos in Helicon focus with method B
margueritecentre4xMH.jpg (180.98 KiB) Viewed 1478 times
10x objective:
Image stacked from 116 photos in Helicon focus with method B
Image stacked from 116 photos in Helicon focus with method B
margueritecentre10xMH.jpg (171.23 KiB) Viewed 1478 times
10x objective:
Image stacked from 71photos in Helicon focus with method B
Image stacked from 71photos in Helicon focus with method B
margueritedecentre10xMH.jpg (156.38 KiB) Viewed 1478 times

We can see the white petals or ligulate flowers and in the center of the capitulum, we can see the tubular flowers of yellow color, in buttons in the center and open on the ends of the capitulum.

Sincerely,
Frank
Equipment : binocular magnifier Bresser Biorit ICD x20 x40 / Microscope "Bresser" science infinity / Home macro bench
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Re: a daisy flower head taken under the microscope

#2 Post by ADi » Wed May 24, 2023 10:37 am

Hello Frank,
Very nice photos, especially the last one!
Best, ADi

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Re: a daisy flower head taken under the microscope

#3 Post by fdupre » Wed May 24, 2023 3:45 pm

Hello ADi,
Thank you so much
Sincerely,
Frank
Equipment : binocular magnifier Bresser Biorit ICD x20 x40 / Microscope "Bresser" science infinity / Home macro bench
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Re: a daisy flower head taken under the microscope

#4 Post by shutterbug » Wed May 24, 2023 7:51 pm

I never knew they had these tiny flower pedals!!

Thank you for those great images and that insight!!

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Re: a daisy flower head taken under the microscope

#5 Post by fdupre » Thu May 25, 2023 11:00 am

hello shutterbug
Thanks for your return :)
Sincerely,
Frank
Equipment : binocular magnifier Bresser Biorit ICD x20 x40 / Microscope "Bresser" science infinity / Home macro bench
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Re: a daisy flower head taken under the microscope

#6 Post by fdupre » Sun May 28, 2023 11:09 am

Hello everyone,

I took microscopic photos of the white petals or ray flowers by adding methyl blue to bring out the contrast of the "petals" (ray flowers) of the daisy:
"Petal" / ray flower side attached to the flower:
10x objective
Image stacked from 23 photos in Helicon focus with the C method
Image stacked from 23 photos in Helicon focus with the C method
description_fleur_ligule_MH.jpg (145.07 KiB) Viewed 1317 times
40x objective
Image stacked from 9 photos in Helicon focus with method B
Image stacked from 9 photos in Helicon focus with method B
petale_cote_fleur40x_BM_MH.jpg (253.62 KiB) Viewed 1317 times
100x objective
Image stacked from 11 photos in Helicon focus with method B - We can see 5 pollen grains.
Image stacked from 11 photos in Helicon focus with method B - We can see 5 pollen grains.
petale_cote_fleur100x_BM_MH.jpg (226.77 KiB) Viewed 1317 times
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Last edited by fdupre on Sun May 28, 2023 11:12 am, edited 1 time in total.
Equipment : binocular magnifier Bresser Biorit ICD x20 x40 / Microscope "Bresser" science infinity / Home macro bench
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Re: a daisy flower head taken under the microscope

#7 Post by fdupre » Sun May 28, 2023 11:12 am

. . .

"Petal" - ray flower on the white part side:
10x objective
Image stacked from 11 photos in Helicon focus with method B
Image stacked from 11 photos in Helicon focus with method B
petale_10x_BM_MH.jpg (240.14 KiB) Viewed 1317 times
40x objective
Image stacked from 14 photos in Helicon focus with method B
Image stacked from 14 photos in Helicon focus with method B
petale_40x_BM_MH.jpg (271.54 KiB) Viewed 1317 times
100x objective
Image stacked from 11 photos in Helicon focus with method B
Image stacked from 11 photos in Helicon focus with method B
petale_100x_BM_MH.jpg (217.3 KiB) Viewed 1317 times
Methyl blue greatly improves the contrast I find :)

Sincerely,
Frank
Equipment : binocular magnifier Bresser Biorit ICD x20 x40 / Microscope "Bresser" science infinity / Home macro bench
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Re: a daisy flower head taken under the microscope

#8 Post by perrywespa » Sun May 28, 2023 1:25 pm

Very nice images and I like the progression from macroscopic to microscopic. There are several articles in the archives of Micscape Magazine (online) of a similar nature. I don't remember the author but I always enjoyed reading them. I hope to see more of your excellent work.
Perry
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Re: a daisy flower head taken under the microscope

#9 Post by fdupre » Mon May 29, 2023 12:34 pm

perrywespa wrote:
Sun May 28, 2023 1:25 pm
Very nice images and I like the progression from macroscopic to microscopic. There are several articles in the archives of Micscape Magazine (online) of a similar nature. I don't remember the author but I always enjoyed reading them. I hope to see more of your excellent work.
Thank you very much for your return perrywespa :)
Equipment : binocular magnifier Bresser Biorit ICD x20 x40 / Microscope "Bresser" science infinity / Home macro bench
YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTbdg7 ... J_VpBU54YQ
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