Author: John

Myxotopia…

I’ve been very lucky to be given some beautiful myxomycetes to photograph over the past year (thanks Sarah). Macro photos are taken with a Canon 70D and MP-E
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Darkfield microscopy

Darkfield microscopy allows a specimen to be viewed as a bright image on a dark background without chemical staining. Popular subjects for darkfield include environmental water samples containing
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Myxomycetes

This year was spent looking at myxomycetes. Many of these were found nearby at Gosforth Nature Reserve and Hareshaw Linn in Northumberland. More images of local myxos can
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Parasols and puffballs

Spurred on by the Osbournes we had a lovely walk and coffee and found the Dene in full bloom. Lots of choice and probably not enough time to
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