1998 Photomicrography Competition

Scutiform scales of a sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)

Gerben Oppermans

Affiliation
Micrarium Enterprises
Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Technique
Transmitted Light with Nomarski Differential Interference Contrast
Magnification
200x

Thin section of olivine norite showing double coronas around olivine crystals

Kenneth Gardner

Location
Lowestoft, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Technique
Crossed Polarized Light
Magnification
100x

Dragonfly wing

Hao-ming Siu

Affiliation
HMS Architectural Design
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Technique
Brightfield
Magnification
10x