Winners of the 2010 Nikon Small World Competition
Behold the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition, an annual contest for photomicrographs, or images taken through a microscope. The contest's subtext is that a high-powered lens can reveal an unseen natural world in breathtaking detail. Open to hobbyists and researchers, Nikon received more than 2,000 photo entries for this year's contest. Here are few of the winners. I chose these images because they remind me of paintings i've seen.
This photograph of a mosquito magnified 100 times won first prize. It was taken by Jonas King of Vanderbilt University.
This photograph of a wasp nest magnified 10 times won fourth place. It was taken by Riccardo Taiariol from La Spezia, Italy.
This two-photon fluorescence image of glial cells in the cerebellum magnified 400 times was awarded an Image of Distinction. It was taken by Thomas Deerinck of the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research at University of California, San Diego.
This photograph of soap film magnified 150 times won 18th place. It was taken by Gerd Guenther of Düsseldorf, Germany.
This photograph of a mosquito magnified 100 times won first prize. It was taken by Jonas King of Vanderbilt University.
This photograph of a wasp nest magnified 10 times won fourth place. It was taken by Riccardo Taiariol from La Spezia, Italy.
This two-photon fluorescence image of glial cells in the cerebellum magnified 400 times was awarded an Image of Distinction. It was taken by Thomas Deerinck of the National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research at University of California, San Diego.
This photograph of soap film magnified 150 times won 18th place. It was taken by Gerd Guenther of Düsseldorf, Germany.
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