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Through a microscope, a close (close) up view. All I got for "from another world." The world within and in this case 'in close' is one of intricacy, complexity, and beauty. We search for answers and, as usual, have a ways left to go. These little guys help me to be able to ask the questions... and if all goes well, my experiments will work!
Camera: Nikon D70
Exposure time: 1/60 s
Aperture: f/3.2
ISO: 200
Lens: Tokina AT-X 80-400mm, 1:4.5-5.6 D
Lens filter: Tiffen Haze-1 UV
Focal length in 35mm film: 157mm
These Diatoms belong to the genus Cylindrothecia, species unknown. They are the dominant species component of the yellow mud bottom of the main Weep stream, near Drawbridge, in the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Reserve. Their golden color gives the mud its pale yellow appearance. Magnification 400x. Generally, the dominant species of a community defines it, making the yellow Weep stream bottom the "Cylindorthecia Micro-Community".
I have had this microscope for over 20 years... Used this instrument furthering my education in the medical field.
Source: E. C. Bolles Collection of Microscope Slides, San Diego Natural History Museum.
Image id: SDNHM_Microscope_Slides_003
Photograph by Shaelene Grace Moler
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Photos not to be used without the permission of Shaelene Grace Moler or the Sustainable Southeast Partnership
Detail of the Front and Middle Plates, with the plastic screws in place to hold the top (Y) axis motor sled.