Desmids

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:03 pm

Here a new Pleurotaenium ovatum and Cosmarium that I found few days ago. This P. ovatum is more clean that the last one I posted, the Cosmarium shows small holes.

All polarized light with retarders.

Pleurotaenium ovatum by Rogelio Moreno G., on Flickr

Cosmarium by Rogelio Moreno G., on Flickr

Rogelio

Tom Jones · Post by **Tom Jones** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:58 pm

Wow!

I sure hope I can learn to take pictures that good. Someday.

Tom

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 11:50 pm

really outstanding! how many images in stacks?

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 1:54 am

No words, perfect ':smt038'

Marek Mis · Post by **Marek Mis** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 5:12 am

Great images !!

Marek

Olympusman · Post by **Olympusman** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:59 am

Absolutely astounding!

pwnell · Post by **pwnell** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:43 pm

These are incredible. If I may ask, how much post processing do you do? These are absolutely stunning. Keep them coming!

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 10:33 pm

It is an honor that you share with us your excellent work

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 4:03 am

Thank you for your comments.

#1: 58 frames with HF B, 20 x 2 = 40x on sensor
#2, 53 frames with HF B, 20 x 2 = 40x on sensor
#3, 18 frames with ZS DM (I had to do retouching with ZS), 20 x 1.5 x 2 = 60x on sensor

Waldo, with the 3 images I did:
- rotating (when necesary) and cropping
- color balance
- constrast adj.
- remove noise
- sharpening
- remove noise

All the above task took less than 5 minutes.

The final step is to clean the background to remove the artifacts created by the stacking software. The subject is never touched.

Rogelio

Pau · Post by **Pau** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 12:29 pm

Wow!
Award winning images, #1 is my favorite

pwnell · Post by **pwnell** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 1:15 pm

Thanks for the details Rogelio. Absolutely brilliant.

arturoag75 · Post by **arturoag75** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:50 am

Excellent work as usual!

Stefano B · Post by **Stefano B** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 5:26 am

Very good work.

Regards
Stefano

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:00 am

Thank you.

Rogelio

discomorphella · Post by **discomorphella** » Mon Dec 23, 2013 2:39 pm

Wow Rogelio,

Those are spectacular. Makes me want to go break the ice on my pond and look for some cold desmids. Great shots.

David