Corey S Powell
The winners of this year's "Small World" micro-photo competition are out. I'm especially intrigued by this astonishing shot: a struck match, caught at the exact moment of ignition.
(It ended up in second place, go figure.) #science #photography
https://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/2023-photomicrography-competition
2023 Photomicrography Competition

View the winning entries from the 2023 Photomicrography Competition

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Oct 20, 2023 at 5:11amWeb
Show threadCorey S PowellOct 20, 2023
You can see more of photographer Ole Bielfeldt's remarkable work -- including a video of a struck match -- on his Instagram feed.
https://www.instagram.com/macrofying/
Show threadBarry GoldmanOct 20, 2023
@coreyspowell there are a LOT of weird chemicals on that matchead. i'd love to know the reactions.
Show thread.Oct 20, 2023

@coreyspowell

I just was very emotional and was thinking about my sister after I saw the 3rd place:

Breast cancer cells.

https://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/2023-photomicrography-competition/breast-cancer-cells

Breast cancer cells | 2023 Photomicrography Competition

Malgorzata Lisowska - Breast cancer cells

Nikon’s Small World
Show threaddatakidOct 20, 2023
@coreyspowell @DinoCevolatti this is great science for students (in my head)
Show threadDino CevolattiOct 20, 2023
@datakid @coreyspowell Wow! At my school we just finished a 2 week loan of a Scanning Electron Microscope - which was very cool!
Show thread✅💃Màdiq🙈🙉🙊Iźichi💃✅Oct 20, 2023
@coreyspowell I wonder how many lens filters were sacrificed...
Show threadJasper 🍉Oct 20, 2023

@coreyspowell if you say it's second place, it implies there is a first place, and people are more likely to look at it.

Also wonder if they permitted the uploaders to provide a link to their work & one to explain the image..

Show threadRolingMetalOct 20, 2023
@coreyspowell It's a nice picture.
But I don't think it will be too difficult with a modern digital camera that can extract pictures from video.
Show threadBen AvelingOct 20, 2023
@coreyspowell @uberprutser if it wasn’t also a macro shot, I’d agree with you.
Show threadDebbie DetmerOct 20, 2023
@coreyspowell Those photos really are amazing!! I loved number six! Slime never looked good to me before🤦‍♀️🤷‍♀️
Show threadChrystyne NovackOct 20, 2023
@coreyspowell Wow! The details are amazing!
Show threadLaux Myth (aka Martin)Oct 20, 2023
@coreyspowell
The apparent heart in the breast cancer cells of #3 stood out for emotional impact.
Show threadFelix 𝄢 (what is normality)Oct 20, 2023
@derf Platz 8 ist relevant to your interests methinks https://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/2023-photomicrography-competition/caffeine-crystals
Caffeine crystals | 2023 Photomicrography Competition

Stefan Eberhard - Caffeine crystals

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Show threadSpockoOct 21, 2023
@thegcat @derf
this was my favorite too. It looks like a stained glass window. I didn't know caffeine was so colorful!
Show threadEric LibertadOct 20, 2023
Étonnant 3e prix aussi : Photo d'une tumeur cancéreuse mammaire

Show threadEric LibertadOct 20, 2023
Le classement a du être ardu, toutes ces photos étant tellement étonnantes.
Show threadHolzfuchsNov 8, 2023
@coreyspowell wow!