Every year, Nikon's Small World contest rounds up the best in microscopic images, taken by scientists and artists alike. Here are our 11 favorites from this year.
Posted 10.17.2012 at 9:00 am
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This year's entries in the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition, like past years', include abstract looks at the tiny world around us. This year we have more than a few shots of the odd-looking fruit fly and an unexpectedly colorful image of garlic. Click through the gallery to see them, and look for the winners on Tuesday, October 23.
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All these pictures are wonderful, excellent and amazing!
WoWzers!
Lovely images, as always, in this 37th annual competition.
But I'm surprised that this year's magnifications are given as only 2.5-25x. Aren't they much more highly magnified?