I'm honestly not super happy about it. The dark bar on there is a charging artifact that I don't want to remove via post processing.
Part of my challenge that I set for myself as an artist with the SEM is capturing an image that doesn't need to be re-touched. No levels or gamma tweaks. Straight up looking good. Part of that is because the output is only 8-bit and, well, that doesn't leave much room for adjustment. I have tried a bit of HDR with the SEM with some measured success but that's an arduous process involving taking three or more shots of the same sample (each shot is about 160s long or so) and sample stability isn't always a given.
The machine magnification was 1800x. And to get a judge of size the tips of the scale on either side of where it attaches to the wing are about 15µm apart (adult human hair is 60-90µm - red blood cells are 5µm).
If you follow me on G+ or Faceplace you may have noticed a repetition of the same images in both places. Marketing I suppose. Post it everywhere and someone is bound to take notice.
I do find great satisfaction in collecting these images... and also in sharing them.
So stop by the Culinary Museum, give them a few dollars, check out the diners, play some ski-ball, take a peak at the new exhibits and the soda fountain and then see the images up close and personal.
-heddwch
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