John W. Dawson Jr.

"Most of these photos (all the slime molds except Stemonitis, as well as Scutellinia) were taken through a 20x dissecting microscope, without an adapter (just holding my digital camera lens against the microscope eyepiece). The photo of the asci and spores of Ascobolus was taken in the same way through a compound microscope, at about 400x. Those of Stemonitis and Cyathus were taken with close-up lens adapters. The great advantage of digital photomicrography is that less light is needed than for film cameras, exposures can be found automatically, and white balance can be adjusted without the need for filters. And since the results appear right away, one can try again if they aren't what was hoped for."