MICSCAPE
(ISSN 1365 - 070x)

Includes special photomacrography feature by course students at the Rochester Institute of Technology, USA. Organised by course director Michael Peres.   

Image left: 1,10-phenanthroline crystals in polarised light
taken by Ray Dessy.

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Birefringent organic crystals. Butterflies on glass - Ray Dessy (USA) presents an overview of birefringency in crystals and illlustrates the effects that different crystallisation conditions have on the chemical 1,10-phenanthroline.

Martin Burgess (“MB”), 1842-1891, Victorian naturalist and slide mounter - Brian Stevenson (USA) illustrates the value of family tree and ancestry records to learn about slide mounters.

A key to the genera of rotifer Bdelloidea. Part 3 - Walter Dioni (Mexico) completes his three part series and discusses methods for collecting, isolating and studying these organisms. (The author has shared the original French version on the Microscopies website.)

A close-up view of ornamental gourds - Brian Johnston (Canada) illustrates the features of this attractive plant.

Mud from Miletus - Richard Howey (USA) shares an illustrated essay describing the fauna found in a mud sample from Turkey.

A close-up view of a 'spider flower' - Brian Johnston (Canada) illustrates the attractive features of this plant in the Protea family on the macro and microscopic scale.

Notes on studying and photographing prepared slides of larger subjects on a stereo microscope - David Walker (UK) explores the potential benefits of using a stereo rather than compound for such subjects; including polar studies.

 

Articles written by students on the 'Principles and Applications of Photomacrography' course November 2008, Biomedical Photographic Communications (BPC) program at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), NY State, USA. Micscape Acknowledgements: Many thanks to the students for sharing their enthusiasm and skills on such a wonderful variety of topics. Writing an article for Micscape formed part of their course assignment, which was a neat idea originally proposed by Ted Kinsman the course instructor 2004 / 2006 and continued in 2007, 2008! Many thanks to Michael Peres, the dept. head and current instructor for his introduction and for the department's generous collaboration. Introduction and students' articles: Introduction to the Biomedical Photographic Communications program at the Rochester Institute of Technology by Professor Michael Peres, dept. head. Visit Professor Peres' website Magnified views of fruits by Luis Arvin P Chua Spiders of the Irondequoit Bay by Jerrett McCormick Aloe vera.Structures and applications by Glenn Doherty Japanese beetles by Torey Miller Lucky bamboo by Mark Fairchilds An examination of mica schist by Andrea Samuels Autumn leaves - a study of seasonal color change by Kendra LaNoue Fish: taking a closer look by Caitlin Shannon The students would appreciate feedback on their articles. Or a group feedback to the course director Michael Peres would be appreciated. See some other photographs by students in the 2008 Photomacrography class CLICK HERE Click here to view the 2007 course students' articles. Click here to view the 2006 course students' articles. Click here to view the 2004 course students' articles.

 

In Focus: 'Nikon Small World' Competition 2008 - the winners of this year's competition have been announced and displayed on Nikon's website. 'Images from Science 2', Rochester Institute of Technology, New York. The exhibition of winning images is online, a descriptive illustrated catalogue is also available to purchase. 'Olympus Bioscapes' 2008 - the winners and honorable mentions are displayed on the competition website and currently feature on the Scientific American website. A Cabinet of Curiosities- an attractive and valuable resource on Victorian microscope slides. Yahoo 'Amateur Microscopy' best wishes to this new forum; the moderator writes 'We're open to amateurs looking for a place to learn, microscopists willing to provide support and encouragement, and especially those who wish to become involved in promoting microscopy through clubs, meetings, and workshops.' With thanks to Chris for letting us know of the forum. Microscopy wildlife film award: Congratulations to Rubén Duro who writes: My name is Rubén Duro, biologist and independent wildlife filmmaker. In the section "In Focus" Micscape Issue 149: March 2008 you published a brief note on my series "Minimal worlds", and I would like you know that my short movie (3 minutes) "Development of snail" (microscopical images on the development of the freshwater snail Lymnaea sp.) has been awarded, among 146 films, with the "Best Film by Popular Vote Award" at the XXV Unicaja International Biennal Scientific Film Contest held in Ronda (Spain) on November 15th. This award shows that perhaps microscopy is much more interesting to people than TV channels suppose.

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