Spores on the Wind-Part 3

[Walter Piorkowski]

Leitz Ortholux
Transmitted light brightfield
Leitz 54x Fluorite objective, oiled, NA 0.95
8x GF WFC projection eyepiece with 1/3x relay lens
Strobe illumination
Canon 10D
Photoshop

The upper image shows a common sample often found in a cluster. The middle image is a spore I call the cannon ball. It comes in different sizes, always perfectly round and very dense. I have been able to penetrate it with a very bright lamp and long exposure. The lower image shows an association that may be part of the spore’s natural structure or a chance fall of two separate spores in the sampler.

Walt

[beetleman]

Gee, I wonder if #2 could be a glass ash ball from a volcano eruption somewere in the world or " I would like to see what one looks like" More interesting shots Walter.

[Walter Piorkowski]

Nope, sorry Doug, it's a spore all right. I managed to squish one.

Walt