Image of glassy trichomes -- wispy fibers and a few tiny spheres -- partially concealing a green background.

Final image for today ...

Attempted stack of 14 iPhone images.

Sage leaf, upper surface. 8x ocular, 3.5x objective. Combined upper and lower illumination. Captured using iPhone. Stacked using Zerene Stacker, non-professional version, default settings.

#afocal, very amateur #microscopy

Closer ...

Sage leaf, upper leaf surface. 8x ocular, 10x objective. Combining upper and lower illumination.

The tiny sphere is another sort of trichome found on leaves.

#afocal, iPhone, vintage Leitz SM-POL, very amateur #microscopy

Photograph of a tangle of colorless trichomes on green (barely visible beneath glassy hairs) leaf.

Trying the vintage Leitz SM-POL ...

Sage leaf, upper leaf surface. 8x ocular, 3.5x objective. Combining upper and lower illumination.

#afocal, iPhone, very amateur #microscopy

White "fuzz" on green Sage leaf. Upper surface. Total magnification 10x.

White "fuzz" on green Sage leaf. Upper surface. Total magnification 23x.

White "fuzz" on green Sage leaf. Lower surface. Total magnification 10x.

White "fuzz" on green Sage leaf. Upper surface. Total magnification 23x.

Looking at Sage (Salvia officinalis) leaf today. Low magnification. A bazillion trichomes on upper and lower surfaces.

#afocal, iPhone, vintage Spencer Junior stereo microscope, very amateur #microscopy

close- up of simple trichomes on upper surface of senescent leaf

close- up of simple trichomes on upper surface of senescent leaf

close- up of simple trichomes on upper surface of senescent leaf

close- up of simple trichomes on upper surface of senescent leaf

I’ve resorted to checking houseplants for trichomes while waiting for Spring to arrive.

Learning to hold phone steady. Bluetooth remote is helping immensely.

iPhone
#afocal
vintage Spencer Junior stereo microscope
#Alocasia