Setup and Sources

For this project I kept the photographic setup fairly simple. I used a light box, Nikon D300 mounted to a copy stand, bellows and thimble lens (38mm and 20mm), and a macro 105mm lens. The light box had a flourescent light strip along the edges of the box provinding illumination all around. For the sundew images I placed the plant inside of the box. For the bladderworts I placed my sample in a small petri dish and placed the dish inside the light box and for several of my shots I placed a piece of glass over the light box and place the petri dish ontop of the glass to produce a darkfield effect.

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Both the sundew and bladderworts were purchased through Ward's Natural Science.

Sources used for the article

www.botany.org, www.en.wikipedia.org, www.carnivorousplants.org

 


Micscape ran from 1995 and continued until after 2024. The Quekett Microscopical club has agreed with the original owners to become the permanent custodians of the work produced.