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[[File:Camphoto 579758561.JPG |400px|left|Slime Mold contaminated with mold]] Most of the petri dishes I brought home became contaminated with some sort of silky mold. | [[File:Camphoto 579758561.JPG |400px|left|Slime Mold contaminated with mold]] Most of the petri dishes I brought home became contaminated with some sort of silky mold. | ||
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+ | My first timelapse turned out pretty bad with lots of light flickering and shadows moving. Next time I will try a darker background and artificial lighting. I also realized trying to record multiple petri dishes at once is not such a good idea. | ||
+ | Something useful I learned with this timelapse is how difficult it can be to manipulate the slime mold. I tried using different arrangements and amounts of oat in each dish but at the end every dish turned out different than expected. |
My first timelapse turned out pretty bad with lots of light flickering and shadows moving. Next time I will try a darker background and artificial lighting. I also realized trying to record multiple petri dishes at once is not such a good idea. Something useful I learned with this timelapse is how difficult it can be to manipulate the slime mold. I tried using different arrangements and amounts of oat in each dish but at the end every dish turned out different than expected.