Microscopy moving image – obelia hydroids

This is a bit of practice I’ve made this week as a part of my study into the ecosystem of shipwrecks.
It may seem a bit out of context but this is imagery of pink seaweed and obelia hydoids, both early colonisers onto wrecks, samples of which I collected whilst diving at the weekend.

Despite my usual dislike for pink, I really love the colours throughout these clips, and the fantastic shapes against the dark background.
Filmed through a microscope, darkfield (mainly) at varying magnification between 50x and 100x.
I’m really enjoying this more experimental art filming work, contrasting to my more documentary style still images that make up the bulk of this project to date.

Enjoy!

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