"PE TINTO" - Portuguese red wine (Two images added

Marek Mis · Post by **Marek Mis** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:05 am

Polarized light with retarders
Lumipan - an old CZJ microscope
20 X Splan Apo Oly.
2,5 X NFK

JH · Post by JH » Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:44 am

Good idea and picture!

Ernst Hippe · Post by **Ernst Hippe** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 9:59 am

Marek,
I love your picture!! Is it just crystallization in the drying wine?
Ernst

Cactusdave · Post by **Cactusdave** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 11:24 am

Wine contains several fruit acids, especially tartaric acid, which gives nice crystals to look at with polarised light.

Sumguy01 · Post by **Sumguy01** » Thu Jan 09, 2014 7:56 pm

Nice pic.
The colors are great .
Thanks for sharing .

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:00 am

looks amazing

Marek Mis · Post by **Marek Mis** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:18 am

Thank you all for the comments.

Ernst,
Yes these are just some drops of wine left for drying

Cactusdave,
Thank you for the info

Marek

Marek Mis · Post by **Marek Mis** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 3:28 am

Like the first image but 40 X Splan Achromat Oly.

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:50 am

nice, that's wise use of alcohol (:

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:48 am

Beautiful picture and amazing idea!

Rogelio

Marek Mis · Post by **Marek Mis** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:05 am

Thank you Rogelio and Litonotus.

Below another image from the same wine