Fingertip Universe 2022

October 12, 2022 2:10 AM

2022 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition — Explore a tiny alien universe unseen by the naked eye, with photo galleries going back to 1975.
posted by cenoxo (8 comments total)

…and don’t miss the 2022 Nikon Small World in Motion Competition.
posted by cenoxo at 2:17 AM on October 12, 2022

These are amazing - my kid and I have been exploring them and being fascinated and (for me) creeped out in an awe-filled way.
posted by dorothyisunderwood at 6:23 AM on October 12, 2022

Writ small or large, the size of the universe is more than we will ever know.
posted by cenoxo at 8:23 AM on October 12, 2022

Wow that's pretty amazing, I got lost in those photos, there's a spider one in there that gave me the heebie jeebies. They're all amazing though.
posted by Carillon at 9:36 PM on October 12, 2022

Yay! I have a weird, cool, nerd friend who is absolutely obsessed with slime molds and one of her pictures was fifth this year. She is so excited; please go admire that one specifically (she’s also a cool Instagram follow if you like tiny strange things: @marin_mushrooms).
posted by charmedimsure at 2:23 AM on October 13, 2022 [2 favorites]

the slime mold picture seems like a tiny real life Doctor Seuss tree only much more beautiful.

btw I googled image stacking which I kept seeing and it's combining multiple pictures taken of the same object but with different parts in focus so the whole thing becomes beautifully detailed.
posted by dorothyisunderwood at 3:46 AM on October 13, 2022

Can we talk about ant faces? I think we need to talk about ant faces.
posted by curious nu at 1:40 PM on October 21, 2022 [1 favorite]

Big gallery of ant portraits — click > to advance, < to reverse.
Go to the ant thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
posted by cenoxo at 6:53 PM on October 21, 2022