Image 1 – Complete subject- as of yet unidentified thallose liverwort.
Image 2 – Detail of inverted receptacle showing 3 complete and one deformed spore capsule.
Image 3 – Receptacle and host liverwort plant below.
Image 1
50mm Fujinon enlarger lens, reversed, alone at f/5.6.
Image stack, 72 images at .010 inch moves.
Image 2 & 3
50mm Fujinon enlarger lens, reversed alone at f/8.
Image stack, #2) 14 images at .020 inch moves.
Image stack, #3) 64 images at .020 inch moves.
These stacked images were some of my first, taken in the field on an overcast day, using my new field macro-stage. The liverwort in image 1 has just produced its receptacle. It is the green ball like object on the liverwort.
Images 2 and 3 are actually the same image with the first one leaving out the base images to retain the shape of the receptacle and spore capsules. Image 3 is the rest of the plant in detail but lacks the depth needed to show the separation between the receptacle and the plant. This is a more mature receptacle not far from spore release.
For more details of this subject please see other postings on both the technical and microscope galleries.
Walt
I've been through your images in all three forums tonight, and I'm sure I'll be back to them when I have some more time.
