From Image?, I would call this art.
Enlarged, framed and installed in any corporate headquarters.

For me first class and a lovely image.

Just a question ref the bottom photo?
could that be another diatom secreted on the lower right hand side quarter way up.

Like them both.

Very nice study. together with first class photos.

Beautiful shot, love the lighting.

Perl

PM sent.

Regards George

To reiterate Lou Jost posting..The standard trick that tropical biologists use is to put it in a bag with very dry rice, and seal it.

try this first, just leave for a few days.

Lovely shot, colours and lighting.

what stains are you using?
any chance of a larger pic?

How i wish i could get some local lessons on how to?

Working with Canon Eos 3, extra battery holder. then Canon Eos 10d with battery holder and grip. carried over 7 years and always worked with a mono pod. Lake district, Scotland, fells and forestry country walks and commissioned work. found that i could work with mono pod and my two legs standing, kn...

Very nice on the enlargement, good lighting.

Id like to know did he get away?
Most spiders in my garden would have been on his case in seconds, wrapped up and dragged away for lunch.

nice shot though and very good lighting.

Lovely shot, I am sure you will find a few other members who really like photographing Myxomycetes.
so happy hunting.
Here in Lancashire not to many around, mind Ive not been getting out for the last three months.

Congratulations on seven years training? hope you give many more years of your work to us.
Inspirations also come from the great images and explanation of your working practice, thank you.

Thank you for the info, I do like that blue shade though, at first i guessed at a halo effect but on closer inspection could see how wrong that was.

well done.

Macrero

Lovely images, at last Ive found a workaround in viewing your photos.
Been to your "Macrero's" website, found around 332 images all displaying perfectly.

Rik.. Many thanks for the help.

Very nice shots, the blue in the second shot, how did you get that shade?