Micro-worlds

Sometimes it is nice to do something different with the images you observe through the microscope. Like in this case with a cut through the petiole of the Castanea sativa (chestnut).

Two photos were taken with the Motic BA410E. 

One with the Moticam S12, a 10X PlanApo objective, a polarization and a lambda filter. 

Another with the Moticam 285C Pro, a black and white camera. This camera is mainly intended for the recording of fluorescence images, under low light conditions. The rest is then a matter for the photo editing program.

The images are vaguely reminiscent of Mother Earth when viewed from space. You could call the images micro-worlds, so to speak. 

It is a pleasure to work with microscopy in such a way every now and then.