Name: Gerd A. Günther
Picture title: Sonchus Asper Flower Stem Section
Nationality: German
Occupation: Photomicrographer

Gerd:
‘This photomicrograph is of a flower stem of Sonchus asper (spiny sowthistle), a common thistle with wonderful yellow blooms. All over the plant stem, in a high density on the flower stems, these plants have tiny little hairs with red, small tips. Two of them are shown here with a cross section of a flower stem.’

Technical information:
Canon EOS 5D MkII
Microscope objective 10x
ISO 200
1/60sec
Accessories: Leica microscope with darkfield illumination, electronic flash
Post processing: Basic adjustments in Lightroom and Photoshop

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