An excellent result, well worth the effort. I once spent far too much time trying to get a stack of photos of a gyrating Piptocephalis fungus, a frustrating experience!

That’s a very creative mixture and a nice result!

Dave

Hi eward1897,

many thanks for the information, explanation and photos. I need to do some reading! I've started with this https://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/avai ... League.pdf , which has helped.

Wow! Stunning images! Great lighting!

Dave

Amazing colours and very well captured.

Dave

Nicely done!

The second photo looks like a myxomycete sporocarp and the other photos do look like developing basidiocarps / mushrooms.

Dave

Great work!

Dave

Lovely photo of the midge.

Dave

Thanks.

Dave

Fascinating and well captured.

Dave

Saul wrote:Very nice ! What wave plate was used ?

Thanks Saul. It was the quarter wave plate.

Dave

This is a larvae I found in a small stream. Under cross polarisation with a wave plate inserted the circulatory system showed up very well. Stacked and stitched using Zerene and MS ICE, 10X objective. Dave I’m thinking that the heart is the dark area towards the rear, the major vessel runs forward t...

Another lovely set of images.

Very nice.

Nice work!