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2022 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition — Explore a tiny alien universe unseen by the naked eye, with photo galleries going back to 1975.
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
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
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
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]
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
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]
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
Go to the ant thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
posted by cenoxo at 6:53 PM on October 21, 2022
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