Nailed it!

Nothing to improve on here, great image!

Rod

Thank you Jacek, Anne and Seb!

Rod

Crazy amount of fine detail in there!

Good stuff.

Rod

Nice study of the different shapes.

Well done

Rod

Phenomenal color!!

Really striking. Thanks for posting them.

Rod

Fossil diatoms from Saint Laurent La Vernede AO Series 4 Apostar, 90x Apo, Oblique Mask, Canon 70D, Stacks using Zerene Stacker PMax process. Background cleaned up on all. http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/userpix/4895_St_Laurent_La_Vernede_991926_ZS_PMax_Finalx_1.jpg 90um http://www.photomacrog...

carlos.uruguay wrote:

Thank you Carlos.

Jacek wrote:Good job. Nice photos

Thank you Jacek

That's quite a set of claws at the end. The stinger was enough to make me wary, but now....

Interesting study, thanks for posting.

Rod

Beautiful series.

These are fossil diatoms from St Laurent La Vernede, France. Oblique images - American Optical Series 4 Apostar, 90x apo, oblique mask, Canon 70D. All are stacks, number of images as marked, Zerene Stacker, PMax process. Darkfield images - American Optical 10, 100x Plan Iris Oil, Toric Darkfield con...

I've never seen this level of detail in a Stentor before. Outstanding imaging, congratulations.

Rod

sushidelic wrote:Sweet pictures!

Last one is not a Diatom, but a silicoflagellate, maybe Distephanus.

Best regards,
Michael

Michael,

You are absolutely correct, I took a bit of a shortcut, thanks for correcting me and for the ID.

Appreciate you commenting.

Rod

carlos.uruguay wrote:Super!!

Thank you Carlos!!

Nice stuff. Even with commercially processed Diatomaceous Earth, with a patient search you can find some intact specimens. When we vacationed in Greece last year, I brought home some seawater samples and found many diatoms I had seen in commercial Diatomaceous Earth. Fun Fact - Years ago Diatomceou...