Micro/Macro: Examples of My Work
My images span the realms of both microphotography and SLR macrophotography, and are primarily products of my needs for descriptive and technical photography as a working scientist, but at the same time with an eye toward aesthetics and artistry. The natural world is beautiful on many scales; I want my work to show this.
All work copyright 2003-2013 Peter G. Werner unless othersise stated.
Morel mushroom (Morchella elata) asci, 40X objective, phase contrast, Zeiss Axio Imager.
Wikipedia featured image, and Picture of the Day, Feb 10, 2010.
Cover image: Hurst CJ (ed). 2011. Studies in Viral Ecology: Microbial and Botanical Host Systems, Vol 1
"Morel nebula"; same specimen as above, but with dark field illumination rather than phase contrast. An image for aesthetic's sake rather than for scientific presentation.
Polystichum munitum
Diatom test slide (by Klaus Kemp), 10X objective, bright field illumination, monochromatic image, Olympus CKX41 inverted microscope.
Grasshopper claws, 400x total magnification, Hitachi TM3000 scanning electron microscope
Grasshopper claws, 400x total magnification, Hitachi TM3000 scanning electron microscope
Psilocybe cyanescens, San Francisco. Nikon Coolpix 4400.
Psilocybe allenii, Oakland, CA. Canon EOS Elan/Tamron 100mm macro lens.
Published in: Ogame K, Nicholas LG. (2005). Psilocybin Mushroom Handbook: Easy Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation. Lux Natura. ISBN: 0-932551-71-8; Borovička J, Rockefeller A, Werner PG. (2012). "Psilocybe allenii – a new bluing species from the west coast, USA" (PDF). Czech Mycology 64(2): 181–95. (copyright) All Rights Reserved 2005-2012.
Published in: Ogame K, Nicholas LG. (2005). Psilocybin Mushroom Handbook: Easy Indoor and Outdoor Cultivation. Lux Natura. ISBN: 0-932551-71-8; Borovička J, Rockefeller A, Werner PG. (2012). "Psilocybe allenii – a new bluing species from the west coast, USA" (PDF). Czech Mycology 64(2): 181–95. (copyright) All Rights Reserved 2005-2012.
Stickey monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus), San Francisco. Canon EOS Elan/Tamron 100mm macro lens.
Redwood sorrel (Oxalis oregana), Navarro Redwoods, Mendocino Co, CA. Canon EOS Elan/Tamron 100mm macro lens.
Pacific coast aster (Symphyotrichum chilensis), San Francisco. Canon EOS Elan/Tamron 100mm macro lens. An "artistic" photo, emphasizing aesthetic effect (shallow focus) rather than field guide accuracy.
