Microscopic PhotographyNikon Small World is the premiere international competition for microscopic photography. This year, almost 2000 images were submitted and judged by a panel of scientific experts and by visitors to the website. Here are some of the top images from 2011.
This magnified image of a green lacewing larva won first place.
Fluorescence in liverwort.
Blade of grass magnified 200 times.
The surface of a microchip.
Layer of a mouse nerve.
Tiny marine organism.
Another view of the liverwort.
Living microscopic marine organism.
Water flea.
Swallowtail butterfly chrysalis.
See more entries at
Nikon's Small World website. (Photo courtesy of Nikon Small World / Dr. Willard Strong / Microsphere Images)
