Mark Simmons Microscope Images
All images in this gallery were photographed with a Nikon Coolpix 950 using a microscope camera adapter available from Microscope World. Typical setup for the camera he used on his microscope is shown at right. Browse through the gallery - each image contains information about the samples.
Actinopod
Cladoceran
Also called a Daphnia.
Closterium
Fresh water algae that has gypsum crystals in it that twinkle.
Cyclops
Names for the single “eyespot” at its head.
Diatom
Euplotes
Another amazing creature to watch as it uses its larger cilia to move around.
Euplotes
Free Swimming Stentor
Multi-nucleated. Can you see some of the nuclei?
Cathedral Glass
Polarized light microscope image of adipic acid.
Green Hydra
This is a beautiful, graceful image to watch.
Vitamin C
Polarized light microscope image, 400x.
Hydra
Budding for reproduction.
Hydra
Showing growth of sex organs (darkfield microscopy).
Rain on the Leaves
Resorcinol at 400x under a polarized light microscope.
Hydra
Oblique lighting at 40x.
Hydra
Darkfield microscopy.
Copepod
Ostracod
A microscopic crustacean.
Ostracod and Hydra
“Come on out and I’ll join you for dinner!”
Adipic Acid
Trophism – polarized light microscopy.
Ostracod and Hydra
“Come on, really, just open for a second…”
Paramecium
Adipic Acid
Landing, polarized light microscopy.
Vignetting
This is what vignetting looks like – if wrong camera adapter is used or not adjusted.
Stentor
Stretching!
Stentors and Paramecia
When the Stentors get together, there’s hardly a parking place left to be found!
Euglenophyta
Phacus (Green Protists)
Vorticella
Often bunched together.
Vorticella
A member of Ciliophora.