Name: Marek Miś
Picture title: The Odd Air Bubbles Formed Between Slide and Cover Slip
Category: Micro
Nationality: Polish
Occupation: Biologist / Photographer

Marek says:
‘These odd air bubbles were created in a drying and crystallising callus remover that has been smeared on a slide and covered with a cover slip. Callus remover is one of my favourite agents for taking micrographs. It can create unusual crystalline forms. This time I found on the slide these interesting air bubbles before the callus remover started to crystallise. The shapes and arrangement of the bubbles reminded me of underwater forms.

I decided to create a small panorama as one frame wouldn’t do it justice. Three separate frames partially overlapping are stitched together in Photo Shop Elements 10.’

Technical information:
Pentax K-1, Olympus BH-2 microscope, Olympus 10 X SPlan Apochromat, ISO 100, 1/80sec.
Post processing: Photoshop Elements 10 for contrast, sharpness, dust cleaning and making a small panorama.

Website:  mismicrophoto.com
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