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Water Sample from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico Hot Spring Drain.
Photos were taken using the Proscope HR and miXscope.
this is the stuff i put in the show last night! it was pretty good there were some good bands. we didnt stay long because we were tired and then bobby and i went home and passed out. amy still has my pieces i hope theyre okay!
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Thermophilic algae (green) living along side a mineral deposit (white) in runoff from Whirligig Geyser in Yellowstone National Park. This water ranges from 100-133°F (38-56°C).
"Infloresence," mixed media on 3 panels, each panel 3 feet x 4 feet x 12" depth. The objects on the surface of the panels are representations of diatoms, microscopic algae that create instricate silcon (glass) shells.
"Pools," pressed glass on custom floor lightboxes. The arrangements of glass on the backlit surface approximate the look of diatom shells on a slide under the microscope.
Very beautiful, on a bucket of water in my greenhouse.
See an amazing video of this stuff at 1000x magnification here www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md0PtdRxXvw
There is another shot of a different part of the bucket here www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=2434752
The Golden Temple in Amritsar has a beautiful rectangular pond (sarovar) inside the complex. This pond has a number of fishes inside it, originally meant to eat the algae and others so that the water tank would be cleaned. Now, there is a filtration system that has been installed, but these fish are still present and are a big excitement to children (and to adults such as myself) when they are seen. In this photo, you can see both a yellow fish and a black fish.
The Golden Temple is one of the most famous monuments in Amritsar, in the state of Punjab in North India. It is the spiritiual headquarters of the Sikh religion, and is a very well visited place. Besides Sikhs, people from other religions visit the temple, it being an open place. The temple is also referred to as the Harmandir Sahib or the Darbar Sahib, and was built during the 16th century by the fifth Sikh Guru (completed in the year 1604), Guru Arjan Dev around a holy tank. Earlier to this, in 1577, the fourth Guru, Guru Ram Das ji excavated a tank which came to be known as Amritsar. The Harmandir Sahib symbolizes openess, and has four doors to depict the same. Over a period of time, modifications were done, such as the layering of gold over the dome by the ruler of the time, Maharajah Ranjit Singh.
The holy nature of the Golden Temple is also symbolized by the presence of the Holy Book of the Sikhs, the Guru Granth Sahib. The central structure of the Gurudwara is surrounded by a holy tank of water, with a causeway over this body of water. There are some restrictions for entering the site, such as the removal of shoes before entering (and washing ones feet in a small pool of water as well), covering the hair through a scarf or some other cloth, and ensuring that they show proper respect towards the central shrine.
The Golden Temple is also the location for a major military operation (Operation Blue Star in 1984), where the Indian Army went in against Sikh militants lead by Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale inside the compound of the Golden Temple, with bullets and even machine guns inside the compound. The operation was a major operation, with the death of more than 500 people reported (including soldiers, militants and civilians). It was also very controversial, since this was seen as an attack on the spiritual center of Sikhs, and lead to some desertions in the army, and also an attack on the Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, by her own Sikh bodyguards which resulted in her death.
Starting a new day finishing this long term project - finally beads are fired, pit fired, some of them glazed and finished with gold lustre. Pine twig found and clasp is made. Here it is - Algae embrace.
Jen (Jen's Photography) and I went over to Anderson Japanese Gardens for a winter shoot. They had lowered the level of the water in the pond for the winter which gave me the chance to shoot this dry algae hanging from the rocks.
Photo taken with Zeiss PMII scope 60x dry 0.85 NA Semi-plan Chinese objective and Lumix GF1 camera attached to Zeiss intermediate photo tube, modified brightfield setup. Asterococcus with other algae.
Algae Closterium from pond water. Nikon S-Kt pol. Moticam 2300 camera, 20x Nikon plan objective. Modified brighfield setup.