Thanks, Don. The explanation is nearly as interesting as the image. They will sell!
Jack --- Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm limited by the magnifications > available. There is no zooming facility > in a compound microscope. A lower power > objective doesn't show enough detail. > The one used for this picture was a > 10/0.25 Leica Fluotar. The image is > salicylic acid (salicylate) crystallized > from 70% ethanol directly on the slide > under a cover slip. The picture was > taken using polarized light, a Lomo > aplanatic condenser and a Zeiss (Rot) > full wave retardation plate. The > crystals formed very slowly and that why > they are so good looking. Final > magnification is about 100X but I > haven't checked this yet. The CCD > doesn't fit the graticule in the > binocular eyepiece (made for 35mm and 4 > x 5) so I have to do some arithmetic. > > These pictures (a selection) will be > printed -- big -- framed and offered for > sale in the US very shortly. Some will > only be printed once -- making them > originals. > > Don W > > Jack Davis wrote: > > Don, > > Cyber paleontology? Can even imagine fossil impressions. > > IOW, very interesting. I was, however waiting to see all of the > > rectangular "slab". > > How (why) did you do this? =) > > > > Jack > > > > --- Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> The camera is doing a good job and while > >> its still here and not yet on its way > >> back to the agents for exchange I've > >> been taking a few fun shots. All start > >> as big TIFF files but I've converted one > >> to a small jpg and here it is: > >> > >> http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/hold/121A.jpg > >> > >> Don > >> -- > >> Dr E D F Williams > >> _______________________________ > >> http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > >> See feature: The Cement Company from Hell > >> Updated: Photomicro Link -- 18 05 2005 > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > > > > -- > Dr E D F Williams > _______________________________ > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > See feature: The Cement Company from Hell > Updated: Photomicro Link -- 18 05 2005 > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
