Pollen

Johann · Post by **Johann** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 4:49 am

Morning glory pollen - 12 image stack

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 5:41 am

Nice!

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 6:53 am

Very nice

fpelectronica · Post by **fpelectronica** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 10:42 am

abpho · Post by **abpho** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 2:19 pm

It is a beauty.

Olympusman · Post by **Olympusman** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 2:30 pm

Very nice. Dry or wet prepataion?

Mike

benjamind2014 · Post by **benjamind2014** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 4:28 pm

Absolutely mesmerising.

I've always liked nice DIC images when done right, and this one is top-notch.

That's a very small pollen piece. But the detail is phenomenal.

Johann · Post by **Johann** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 9:14 am

Thanks, appreciate all the nice feedback

@Olympusman, it was mounted in Glycerin jelly, I used this formula:
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/ind ... part4.html

Charles Krebs · Post by **Charles Krebs** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 9:08 pm

Excellent! Superb detail for a single pollen grain. (Based on the scale bar it is a big one!)

Johann · Post by **Johann** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 10:36 pm

Charles Krebs wrote:Excellent! Superb detail for a single pollen grain. (Based on the scale bar it is a big one!)

Thanks Charles

Yes it is a big one, about 2 to 3 times the size of the other pollen I was looking at: