2012 Photomicrography Competition

Snow crystal, illuminated with colored lights

Dr. Kenneth Libbrecht

Affiliation
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Department of Physics
Pasadena, California, USA
Technique

Homemade Microscope

Magnification
8x

Panorama of a microscopic mouse limb

A. Kelsey Lewis Yong Wan, Gabrielle Kardon

Affiliation
University of Utah
Department of Human Genetics
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Technique
Confocal
Magnification
10x

Spiral vessels from Saccalabium (an orchid)

David Linstead

Location
Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom
Technique
Differential Interference Contrast with full wave plate in light path