fly with a microfilm lens

[gremlin]

This was a test shot with a minolta microfilm lens and trying to get my lighting better. I was quite pleased with the way it turned out. 70 frames stacked in ZS and all taken on my converted microscope rig. It was a bit of a shock when the dust mite wandered into view, fascinating to watch it scavenging.

[rjlittlefield]

Lighting looks good from here.

Nice shot of the dust mite!

--Rik

[leonardturner]

Very nice, in spite of the wandering mite! The little critters don't have enough respect for the difficulty they can cause in shooting a stack.

Leonard

[gremlin]

Very nice, in spite of the wandering mite! The little critters don't have enough respect for the difficulty they can cause in shooting a stack.

Leonard

first time i've seen a mite, bit of a surprise but pleased he came along.

[gremlin]

Lighting looks good from here.

Nice shot of the dust mite!

--Rik

cheers, lucky to have seen it, first time for me

[Olympusman]

I once found a mite working a dead beetle I had stored for over a year. It was still moving around. After that, when I would capture a Bumblebee, I would soak it in alcohol to release the mites and let the solution settle down once I had removed the bee. Then with a pipette I would draw some of the sediment from the jar and centrifuge it. Interesting what mites do show up.

Mike

[gremlin]

I once found a mite working a dead beetle I had stored for over a year. It was still moving around. After that, when I would capture a Bumblebee, I would soak it in alcohol to release the mites and let the solution settle down once I had removed the bee. Then with a pipette I would draw some of the sediment from the jar and centrifuge it. Interesting what mites do show up.

Mike

thanks i like the idea of that

[Beatsy]

The stack came out really well, nice pic.

The dust mite brings back memories. I had one appear and proceed to trample all over the diatoms I was mounting. Fortunately it was on the keeper slide, not the mount itself. Still a nuisance though as it scattered a lot of diatoms that had been paired by size and was travelling up the row threatening to jumble the rest up. Until I stabbed it with a glass needle...

[gremlin]

The stack came out really well, nice pic.

The dust mite brings back memories. I had one appear and proceed to trample all over the diatoms I was mounting. Fortunately it was on the keeper slide, not the mount itself. Still a nuisance though as it scattered a lot of diatoms that had been paired by size and was travelling up the row threatening to jumble the rest up. Until I stabbed it with a glass needle...

Thank you, I'm making some progress now I have better diffuse lighting.

Must have been rather annoying watching that happen