Photos

Hobbiest microscopy photographs (photomicrography). Not to be confused of microphotography – which is shrinking photos to tiny sizes.

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A composite image of a brine shrimp under low magnification with a polarized filter. The polarization makes the shell iridescent.
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The hair of a tomato plant.
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A happy little thrip sitting on an anther.
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A mint leaf from my deck garden under medium magnification. This photo is focus stacked so the long cells that make up the vein in the center are in focus. Also note the stoma which appear all over the surface.
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A purple flower petal under a low magnification with a polarized filter. Note how the polarization turns the cells that make up the petal's veins gold.
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A dead organism whose cells ruptured. The contents went flowing out and other nearby organisms started feeding.
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Honey under polarized light. You can (supposedly) tell real honey from fake honey because fake honey doesn't have pollen.
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The flight mechanism (pappus) of a lettuce plant.
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Wavy geometric structures of a waxy leaf.
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A mosquito larvae. Food is visible in the digestive tract.
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Dried leaf vein structure with the fleshy cells removed. They were stripped with a paint brush and sitting in boiling water with a bit of washing soda dissolved in it. This produces one of the most unpleasant "teas" I've ever had the misfortune of smelling.
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Cross section of an invasive English ivy stem taken on a darkfield background showing rings of cells.
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An unknown diatom on a seaweed bed pulled out of the salish sea.
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