Desmid

microthings · Post by **microthings** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 8:56 am

I am fairly new to the microscope hobby, so i still have a lot to learn. Amazing photo's here in the forum! I hope i can improve like that in the future

Found my first microorganisms yesterday, one of them is a Desmid (I think)
Maybe someone can help me with a more specific name?

objective used 40x
2 photos stitched together.

Also some video's on my blog.

Olympusman · Post by **Olympusman** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:33 am

It's a Closterium, but many species look similar so it would be dificult for me to make a specific ID.

billporter1456 · Post by **billporter1456** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 9:48 am

Hi microthings,

I'm pretty new at the hobby myself and can't ID very many organisms, but I know that Olympusman is correct. And yes, it is a Desmid. For some reason I find those little barium sulfate crystals in each end fun to watch as they jiggle around.

I'm sure you will enjoy exploring the world of micro-organisms and I know you will find the people here on this forum helpful in many ways.

Regards,
Bill

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:08 am

_Michal_ · Post by **_Michal_** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:30 am

Nice photo!

microthings · Post by **microthings** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:17 am

Thx everyone!
Olympusman, I'm happy with the extra info!
It's like billporter1456 said, very hard to name them as newbie.
I also like the jiggling things in the end

i have it on video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO-pYjiqqIY

piermicro · Post by **piermicro** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:20 am

Very nice

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:28 am

Nice photo

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Tue Jul 15, 2014 11:28 am

Nice photo

microthings · Post by **microthings** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 5:56 am

vasselle · Post by **vasselle** » Wed Jul 16, 2014 6:09 pm

very nice

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Thu Jul 17, 2014 7:42 am

Nice Closterium.

Rogelio

jswatts · Post by **jswatts** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 7:30 pm

That's a lovely first image, microthings, and welcome to the adventure! You might improve your image a bit by setting your white balance on your camera to something more neutral, as your image has a green cast to it. A bit of image sharpening might help your image to pop a bit more as well. Keep up the good work =)

microthings · Post by **microthings** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:45 pm

Thx for the advice and comments!

I've tried to edit it a bit more, maybe it's a bit too much now?

pwnell · Post by **pwnell** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:30 pm

Sent you a pm with a possible way to edit the photo.