1981 Photomicrography Competition

Thin crystals of an aromatic hydrocarbon deposited on a glass slide from solution. Color produced by insertion of mica sheet

Jean-Claude Wittmann

Affiliation
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Strasbourg, France
Technique
Polarized Light
Magnification
165x

Ice crystals on glass

Jack Kath

Affiliation
Merck Institute
Rahway, New Jersey, USA
Technique
Camera with macro lens and bellows
Magnification
20x

Longitudinal section of a water tubule in a tomato stem 24 hours after inoculation with spores of a vascular parasite

Carl Beckman

Affiliation
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
Magnification
50x