Leitz Ortholux microscope
4X Leitz projection eyepiece plus 1/3x relay lens
Image 1- - Leitz 6.3x Plan Apo, 91 images at .001" increments.
Portions of individual filament strands. Magnification on sensor 10X.
Image 2- - Leitz 4X Plan Fluorite, 109 images at .002" increments.
Filament strands and one anther head. Magnification on sensor 7X.
Image 3- - Leitz 2.5X Plan Fluorite, 90 images at .005" increments.
Stigma and anther head, with pollen grains, plus filaments. Magnification on sensor 4X.
Image 4- Not a photomicrograph, but a macro shot at approximately 1:1 to illustrate the full filament structure. This is a different plant of the same species with a blue color. Sony NEX-5N with 30mm macro. 73 images at .5mm increments. Uncut subject in it’s natural state.
Every spring I enjoy looking at the small wild flowers under some magnification. Most of the flowers seem to follow the same patterns of growth, anthers and stigmas protruding up out of the base alone. In looking at the flowers of the tradesantia or spiderwort, I was intrigued by the hairy material under the stigma and anthers. These turned out not to be hairy at all, they were more like a beaded necklace.
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Diffused Fiber Optic illumination
Canon 50D
Zerene PMax and Photoshop processing.
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