CURRENT ISSUE: Micscape Magazine, exploring the miniature world.

In Focus:
Thank you to Steve Gill who informs Micscape of the document below. Description is from his Amateur Diatomist suite hosted on the www.diatoms.co.uk website by Klaus Kemp.
An Account of the Diatom Flora of Nuneaton and some Outlying Districts By Horace G. Barber
"360+ pages of diatom notes and illustrations from perhaps the best diatom draughtsman in recent years.
The manuscript came to light only recently and has been transcribed and edited by Steve Gill. This is quite a substantial file and takes some time to download, but we think you'll find it worthwhile."
Micscape Editor's note: It is only when this document (25 Mbytes) is downloaded and viewed that can fully appreciate the monumental and painstaking project which Steve Gill has undertaken. The transcription of Horace's notes and drawings is impeccably crafted together with additional information and images on his personal life kindly supplied by his son (from where Horace's notebook originated). Surely a most fitting tribute to Horace Barber, whose work which can be continued to be used and admired.

DIGAM (Digital Image Grabbing and Measurement). Marien van Westen, author of the very popular MICAM image capture and measurement freeware, has written new freeware called DICAM. This can grab images saved to a PC by a camera for review, calibration and measurement, annotation etc for the microscope. Known to work with the Canon 600D DSLR and possibly for other cameras which have a feature for auto saving images to PC. Thank you to Marien for the information.

Next month's special feature: Rochester Institute of Technology, New York; articles by photomacrography course students. Micscape are again delighted to host articles by this year's course students; an article for Micscape on each student's project forms part of their course assignment as kindly organised and offered by Ted Kinsman, this year's course teacher (and in past years by Ted Kinsman or Michael Peres).

Microscopy-UK / Micscape Christmas competition. The prize is a handheld wireless video microscope, 5 - 200X (total mag. on typical screen, not optical) kindly provided by Apex Microscopes with competition organised by the site co-founder Mol Smith. See the main site index for details and how to enter. Shipping worldwide is included for the winner.

We are delighted to receive contributions small or large from microscopy enthusiasts whether a novice or expert. If you have an image, tip or article, why not share it, this magazine is what you make it! Have a chat with us , to see how we can help share your interests. Submission guidelines .