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Alan's Photo Microscopy

Just before Alan retired, he wanted a new challenge within the Photographic Medium; he felt he had done everything in the traditional sense, and wanted to explore something different so he took up Photo Microscopy as a new hobby. He bought a very good Watson Microscope and all the equipment he needed. And annually for several years went to Belstead House in Ipswich, Suffolk, which provided residential workshops and courses in techniques on slide making / mounting specimens and all things Micro. He met and maintained several friendships on these weekends for like minded people.

Photos of Insects (and bits of them), Pond Water, Seawater and Sand - all taken through a Microscope. Give him a spoonful of pond or seawater and he was happy for a week or more! Fascinating stuff!

I have labelled everything on the actual picture, so viewers know what they are looking at.