2008 Photomicrography Competition

Soybean leaf infected with Phakopsora pachyrhizi (Soybean Rust)

Torri Hancock

Affiliation
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Ft. Detrick, Maryland, USA
Technique
Brightfield
Magnification
10x

Single desmid, a species from the genus Closterium

Michael Gibson

Affiliation
Northamptonshire Natural History Society
Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Technique
Brightfield, Oblique Illumination
Magnification
200x

Wing scales of Urania riphaeus (Sunset moth)

Charles B. Krebs

Affiliation
Charles Krebs Photography
Issaquah, Washington, USA
Technique
Fiber optic illumination
Magnification
100x