Hi I liked your video - thanks for sharing.
Rob

HI really like the images with the clean backgrounds best. In the first image the background distracts from the Diatoms in my opinion.
Nice images.
Rob

Nice crystals - lysine did not produce crystals for me - what solvent did you use.
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Hi you have an exceptional image of Chydorus - thanks for sharing.
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Hi it appears to be a species belonging to the genus Anabaena - search Google images and you find the exact species.

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Very nice images - I also saw the nice article about you in LinkedIn from Nikon.
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Last week I posted some polarizing images of curved (flower-like) crystals made using various amino acids, menthol etc. I experimented with a variety of solvents and techniques and would like to share my techniques with others interested. I have posted an article on my web site with an embedded vide...

Hi to find out more information about how to make crystals see my article on my web site: https://www.canadiannaturephotographer.com/crystals_polarizedlight.html - any brightfield microscope can be converted or fitted with polarizing filters one of the light source and one in the head or eyepiece. A...

One of the most beautiful types of crystals that can be viewed in a polarizing microscope are curved crystals that resemble leaves and flower parts. Round crystals can be made using Vitamin C, but flower-like crystals are often achieved using amino acids most notably Beta-alanine and Glutamine. I te...

Very nice Ann - beautiful shape, sharpness and colours.
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Rob

Very nice images especially the last ones. I got my Amino acids at a nutrition supplement shop called Popeyes, they only had one size large! They worked fine, but what I found is that the solvent you use is important - I ended up using 95% Ethanol (Clearview from liquor store) and water (1:1) and th...

Very nice Sam - I am just curious what solvent you used for the dissolving the B-alanine and Glutamine. I found only one solvent mix worked for me.
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Very nice images - thanks for sharing.
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Some copepods are common in freshwater ponds, typically those belonging to the Cyclopoida. Calanoida copepods are characterized by long antenna and are less common in my experience, though I catch more of them using a plankton net. When I try to mount the Calanoid copepods they almost always rest on...

I have been collecting rotifers for almost 50 years and posted an article with images and a movie of rotifers collected in the summer of 2020. The article includes some new information about rotifers and a list of references. In particular I show two colonial rotifers. Rotifers are just the right si...