SmallWorld

[qwentyboy]

this sucks

[B4IRUTUARU16]

What was the magnification??????

[hmishra07]

Thanks for posting...If you have some time please label the different cells you show here...

[FyerEgg]

0:38 ZOMG Did he eat a water bear!?!?

[IKeiichiroI]

erm fish pond....try find near the plants

[GoddessofArt]

The water drop is alive!!!!!!!!!!!

[Adams42]

Lifestyles of the little---PERFECT!

[SmokescreenNinjaz]

Haha, little canoe at 01:34.

[jgroveuk]

Yes - it's called 'navicula' which literally means 'little boat'

[SmokescreenNinjaz]

I may have got what it takes afterall to become a micro biologist. ;)

[csrsanch]

Just let you know that I have posted your video "SmallWorld" on my blog (TwistedBacteria). Great work!

[takafx]

thank you hehe yes wonderful music beethoven is genius

[takafx]

Please, the name this music! ahh! composer too..

thanks!

[jgroveuk]

The music is the 3rd movement of Beethoven's piano sonata no. 14, the 'Moonlight' sonata. Good, isn't it? :-)

[Refflection]

Beethoven's "Moonlight" Sonata, last movement.

[Kasia5872]

This is simply breathtaking! You did a wonderful job.

[lunalunanueva]

very very beautiful!

[adamselstarr]

u know when i was young i used to drink water form a pond all the time..

[adamselstarr]

OMG LIVING DRIPS OF WATER!! :P 5/5

[eigio]

You bastard, how dare you put such a qualitative and nicely done work here on Youtube, damn you :)

[deoxyribonucleus]

Well done!!

There are a lot of great shots in there. I particularly liked the way you tried to capture the rotifer extending its corona. It's hard. I also liked your choice of music and how brightfield can be used to good effect by someone who knows the subjectmatter.

[flymetoyou]

great work

i interested in micro algae

wow

[toscanoss]

Very nice work, I liked the vorticella, but can you tell me what was in the still shot before what I think id an euplotes? almost at the very end.

Thanks

[jgroveuk]

Thank you - the last few organisms are, I think:

Hydra, actinophrys sol (two images), actinosphaerium sp?, coleps (the barrel-shaped thing), gastrotrich (furry-looking), and daphnia.

[Firepalm1234]

Great work! I am compiling a movie much like it but can't seem to turn of the automatic camera settings that turn the color yellow. You did a fantastic job with this though!

[livegift]

Stunning! Wonderful! Beautiful! Liked how you gave different magnifications to give perspective on these life forms. ... Glad I stayed to the end: liked the rolling "credits". All together well-done!

[Tocinator]

Beautiful!!

[mistermay1]

Great work! One of my favorite videos on this site. Who's the composer/what's the name of this classical piece?

[jgroveuk]

Thank you - it was fun putting it together. The music is the 3rd movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata no.14, the 'Moonlight' sonata - I felt it nicely echoed the level of activity you see in microscopic pond life.

[Tegenaria]

Superb video Mr Grove, what equipment did you use BTW?

[jgroveuk]

Thanks! I used a very cheap Bresser microscope from my local supermarket, and an equally cheap Biolam Lomo salvaged from eBay (and given lots of TLC!). The camera is mostly a modified Philips Vesta Pro webcam, or sometimes the cheapo camera that came with the Bresser. Photos processed in PaintshopPro, movie compiled with Windows Movie Maker.

[sobe4645]

this is nice