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by gpmatthews
Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:00 pm
Forum: Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions
Topic: Fitting Leitz hot-stage to Zeiss Standard GFL
Replies: 0
Views: 3278

Fitting Leitz hot-stage to Zeiss Standard GFL

http://www.gpmatthews.nildram.co.uk/microscopes/hotstage01.JPG http://www.gpmatthews.nildram.co.uk/microscopes/hotstage02.JPG Here is one of my current projects: I was given a Leitz hot-stage, but of course it did not fit any of my stands. The only near fit was the Zeiss, but the diameter of the un...
by gpmatthews
Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:16 am
Forum: Photography Through the Microscope Gallery
Topic: Unidentified Insect Larva
Replies: 2
Views: 2333

Unidentified Insect Larva

Whoops - I put this in the wrong place: now moved.... http://www.gpmatthews.nildram.co.uk/insects/unident_larva_001.jpg 2 Images combined, head retracted http://www.gpmatthews.nildram.co.uk/insects/unident_larva_002.jpg Single image showing head extended. There seems to be some sort of eyespot. The ...
by gpmatthews
Sat Sep 17, 2005 4:06 pm
Forum: Administrator's Appreciation Gallery...Photography Through the Microscope
Topic: Brachionus - Dark Field Illumination
Replies: 7
Views: 18832

Congratulations - and I'm sure you're right too!
by gpmatthews
Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:43 pm
Forum: Photography Through the Microscope Gallery
Topic: Eurycercus lamellatus
Replies: 2
Views: 2293

Eurycercus lamellatus

http://www.gpmatthews.nildram.co.uk/animalcules/Eurycercus_lamellatus_4.jpg Zeiss GFL Microscope Objective: Zeiss Plan x1.6 - x5 Ocular: Watson x8 Compensating Brightfield Camera: Canon Powershot S50 ISO200, F4.9, 1/400 sec You may remember a recent posting from me of Spirogyra - well, I have none ...
by gpmatthews
Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:44 pm
Forum: Photography Through the Microscope Gallery
Topic: No Nuclei
Replies: 2
Views: 2023

Ken, Every pool of water is an ocean for things the size of the plants and animalcules we photograph. My pond is only 4 ft square, but is full of surprises, so now you've found a couple of nearby ponds you should have an inexhaustible supply of subjects - good hunting! I'm just waitin for the pictur...
by gpmatthews
Thu Sep 08, 2005 2:02 pm
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: The Wild Swans at Coole
Replies: 4
Views: 3132

Beautiful pictures and a beautiful poem.
by gpmatthews
Fri Sep 02, 2005 11:52 am
Forum: Photography Through the Microscope Gallery
Topic: Unident - possibly Strobilidium
Replies: 1
Views: 1611

Unident - possibly Strobilidium

http://www.gpmatthews.nildram.co.uk/animalcules/strobilidium/unident_004.jpg Zeiss GFL Microscope Objective: Leica EF L x32 Ocular: Watson x8 compensating COL Flash Sample from Warnham pond 30 Aug 2005 A bit murky and noisey - but... Anyway, nearest ident seems to be strobilidium, but this one was ...
by gpmatthews
Wed Aug 31, 2005 1:33 pm
Forum: Photography Through the Microscope Gallery
Topic: Collotheca - Brightfield Image
Replies: 5
Views: 3810

Yes, Collotheca are tricky, but you did well here. I seem to either find loads of them, or none at all - at present, none.
by gpmatthews
Wed Aug 31, 2005 1:29 pm
Forum: Administrator's Appreciation Gallery...Photography Through the Microscope
Topic: Brachionus - Dark Field Illumination
Replies: 7
Views: 18832

A splendid shot - I like it!
by gpmatthews
Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:53 am
Forum: Community Members and Friends
Topic: Show me your Garden
Replies: 22
Views: 36610

I finally got round to photographing the garden at the back of the house:

Image

and the pond, which is only about 4 ft square and a foot deep, but is a great source of microscopical life:

Image
by gpmatthews
Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:15 am
Forum: Macro and Close-up Photography Gallery
Topic: Lionfish Stinger
Replies: 7
Views: 3943

Interesting image. It's usually Ken who gets to give worrying information about the hazards of the aqueous environment, so I thought I'd jump in here with a snippet from a dissertation I wrote many years ago, just to show he doesn't have the monoploly(!):- " Pterois ... The venom apparatus consists ...
by gpmatthews
Tue Aug 30, 2005 9:08 am
Forum: Photography Through the Microscope Gallery
Topic: Spirogyra nucleus for Graham
Replies: 6
Views: 5031

- nice image Dominique. Apparantly of the 400 or so species of Spirogyra, about 50 have been reported in the UK

- your home made DIC sounds fascinating and looks like it is giving some good results.

All the best,
by gpmatthews
Tue Aug 30, 2005 2:05 am
Forum: Photography Through the Microscope Gallery
Topic: Ident?
Replies: 2
Views: 1996

Ident?

http://www.gpmatthews.nildram.co.uk/animalcules/monoquery.jpg Zeiss Standard GFL Microscope Objective: Leica EF L x20 (or x32, lower right) Ocular: Watson x8 Compensating Brightfield with small COL stop Camera: Canon Powershot S50 IS0 50, Flash, F7.1 Sample from Warnham Millpond 29 Aug 2005 I watch...
by gpmatthews
Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:50 pm
Forum: Photography Through the Microscope Gallery
Topic: Spyrogyra
Replies: 4
Views: 2952

Ken, You are quite right - John, Whitton & Brook in The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles say " nucleus often clearly visible , often with distinct nucleolus and suspended across centre of cell by cystoplasmic strands linked to cytoplasm lining of cell" Here is a crop from one of the image...
by gpmatthews
Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:04 am
Forum: Photography Through the Microscope Gallery
Topic: Nauplius
Replies: 1
Views: 1630

Nauplius

http://www.gpmatthews.nildram.co.uk/animalcules/copepoda/nauplius005.jpg Zeiss Standard GFL Microscope Objective: Leica EF L x20 Ocular: Watson x8 Compensating COL Camera: Canon Powershot S50 ISO 100, F 8.0, Flash Sample from Warnham Millpond, 29 Aug 2005 Another specimen from this morning's walk t...