2012 Photomicrography Competition

Cacoxenite (mineral) from La Paloma Mine, Spain

Honorio Cócera-La Parra

Affiliation
University of Valencia
Museum of Geology, Department of Geology
Valencia, Spain
Technique

Transmitted Light

Magnification
18x

Drosophila melanogaster visual system halfway through pupal development, showing retina (gold), photoreceptor axons (blue), and brain (green)

Dr. W. Ryan Williamson

Affiliation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Ashburn, Virginia, USA
Technique
Confocal
Magnification
1500x

Cosmarium sp. (desmid) near a Sphagnum sp. leaf

Marek Miś

Affiliation
Marek Mis Photography
Suwalki, Podlaskie, Poland
Technique
Polarized Light
Magnification
100x