Add Polaroid sunglasses to a microscope and create wonderful colours |
A sand from Ireland. Sands can contain many interesting fragments e.g. of sponges, shells and minerals. |
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Articles by Dave Walker presented in the e-zines Micscape, Beyond and Beyond for Kids. Updated January 2002 |
| Dave Walker is an amateur naturalist living in England. He has a particular fascination for the 'miniature world' around us, both natural and man-made. |
| Micscape
magazine is the monthly e-zine of Microscopy-UK.
The affiliated quarterly e-zines Beyond and Beyond for Kids are edited by Marly Cain-Fryman and hosted by R.M.Cain. |
For the youngster (or young at heart)
Add Polaroid sunglasses to a microscope and create wonderful colours |
A sand from Ireland. Sands can contain many interesting fragments e.g. of sponges, shells and minerals. |
Buying
guidelines and
techniques
worth trying with any student microscope
Guidelines for a parent choosing a microscope for a child or any beginner wanting to buy a microscope.
Opaque subjects can be studied by shining light from above. A piece of shaped card in the condenser filter tray can aid the study of some subjects. Polaroid filters e.g. made from clip-on sunglasses bring a multicolour aspect to microscopy Crystalline materials in the home look stunning under polarised light
Using a portable microscope away from home Reveals details of insects and shells etc. How good are the optics of your microscope? The Nikon Coolpix 700 compared with a video camera/stills capture card set-up the author currently uses |
Microscopy and the world in close-up around the home
Home in Close-up-
a series illustrating how the common articles around the home which we
take for granted are fascinating in close-up. Only a 10X hand lens is needed
to reveal many features.
The author's excuse for pulling things apart to see how they work!
Using a security video camera and SLR lenses Just getting closer to nature's subjects and using our eyes alone can reveal a lot more detail |
Pond and stream life - a 'world within a world'
A tale of the hunted and the hunters at the microscopic scale 'Waterbears' are a great favourite The delightful rotifer Collotheca found in the author's garden pond. |
Insect Insights
The front leg of a honey bee shows some of the pollen collecting tools |
Book and Multimedia Reviews
Biology
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An article for each month illustrates some of the fascinating subjects you can view in close-up throughout the year. Many only need a 10X hand lens to admire. |
General articles
The Victorians took stunning photomicrographs because they knew how to get the best out of their equipment - a lesson for any microscopist! A humorous look at the perils of being a naturalist or microscopist, with a serious message as well! |
Articles on Anafilya:
A colleague M. Halit Umar, who is a regular contributor to Micscape, has
set up a monthly online magazine Anafilya
celebrating Turkish culture. He kindly invited me to share reflections
of the British countryside on his site. These articles are:
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Walker an amateur microscopist and naturalist based in the UK
if you have any comments.
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