Diatom hat rack
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Diatom hat rack
Hi all,
After looking at some strew diatom slides I made a couple of years ago, I decided to make some new ones today. This time I took the advice prepare the strew on the coverslip, let it dry and invert the coverslip over a drop of Zrax on the slide. The assembly was heated to 125C til the bubbling stopped, then removed and allowed to cool. This leaves most of the diatoms at or near the coverslip surface. This slide was prepared from some cleaned Oamaru (NZ) material provided to me by Bill Dailey.
I have never seen this critter before, thought maybe someone could identify it for me. Reminds me of a hat rack.
This is a stack of 15 images using Helicon Focus
CP4500
Electronic Flash/Tungsten Halogen
40X Neofluor
Converted to BW
Thanks for looking,
Gary
After looking at some strew diatom slides I made a couple of years ago, I decided to make some new ones today. This time I took the advice prepare the strew on the coverslip, let it dry and invert the coverslip over a drop of Zrax on the slide. The assembly was heated to 125C til the bubbling stopped, then removed and allowed to cool. This leaves most of the diatoms at or near the coverslip surface. This slide was prepared from some cleaned Oamaru (NZ) material provided to me by Bill Dailey.
I have never seen this critter before, thought maybe someone could identify it for me. Reminds me of a hat rack.
This is a stack of 15 images using Helicon Focus
CP4500
Electronic Flash/Tungsten Halogen
40X Neofluor
Converted to BW
Thanks for looking,
Gary
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A great image you have there Gary and you did a good job with the HF, of which I have yet to download and try. Good work Gary and thanks for the post!
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This image shows the type of diatom:
http://www.marbot.gu.se/SSS/diatoms/Odo ... aurita.htm
But the one on your image is quite different from what I have seen. Is it fossil material?
best regards, Wim
http://www.marbot.gu.se/SSS/diatoms/Odo ... aurita.htm
But the one on your image is quite different from what I have seen. Is it fossil material?
best regards, Wim
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Hi ya' Gary
Thank you for providing this unique image. Your image will grace the front cover of www.amateurmicroscopy.net for the next 30 days. Thanks for your continued participation and support.
Best regards as always,
Thank you for providing this unique image. Your image will grace the front cover of www.amateurmicroscopy.net for the next 30 days. Thanks for your continued participation and support.
Best regards as always,
Tom Webster
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Think about this...maybe Murphy is an optimist!!!
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Congrats Gary! One great diatom image. Fifteen images huh? Lotta work there Gary and it turned out great! Once again a big hand Gary and thanks
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Rutherfordton, North Carolina
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Reposts of my images within the galleries are welcome, as are constructive critical critiques.
Kenneth Ramos
Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Kens Microscopy
Reposts of my images within the galleries are welcome, as are constructive critical critiques.