Goodyear blimp of the protists!

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:56 pm

I felt like a challange today, so I chased a coleps around with the 100X! Thanks to the foot-switch and flash I was able to get a few shots. Fascinating details in the (calcium carbonate) body plates.

Olympus 100/1.40, 3.3X photo-eyepiece. Canon 10D. Oblique brightfield with electronic flash.

gpmatthews · Post by **gpmatthews** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:31 am

Charlie, that is incredible!!

What a wonderful shot.

Kenv · Post by **Kenv** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:58 pm

Awesome Charlie - how do you get such good DOF with a 100X ?
Kenv

lacerta · Post by **lacerta** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 2:08 pm

That is so awesome, it brings me to tears! How do you get such artistic separation from the background? I have been experimenting with PhotoShop smudge tool and clone stamp set at 30% opacity, but your work tells me I have a long way to go.
George

micron · Post by **micron** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:01 pm

Charlie I think this is one of your best shots!

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:55 pm

I have to agree with the rest Charlie, that is one clean image there.

Sort of looks like a hand grenade sequence shot just after having removed the pin and releasing the handle.