Nature's Patterns - the beauty in the details

From Nikon 2018 Photomicrography Competition

Image of Distinction

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One of the entrants in Nikon 1996 Photomicrography Competition

12th Place

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/4246281

> From Best Panoramic Photos of 2021 by Epson International Pano Awards > > #13 Highest Scoring Vertical Image by Peter Harrison, Australia > > More here

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/4098818

> 'This is the compound eye of a Deer Fly. A common pest around these parts, this fly has razor-sharp “teeth?” and will cut an incision into your skin and drink the blood that spills out. If I had a choice I’d rather feed a mosquito – at least there’s no mess! As with mosquitoes, it is an instinctual reaction to swat them when they land on you. Unfortunately they are far more difficult to swat and far more annoying. > > This one I managed to hit, so yes, this fly was intentionally injured by me (he had it coming!). I stunned it and broke a wing so it couldn’t fly away, and the I got the crazy idea to photograph it’s eye. This was the result.' > > His website

Source: Carabus serratus, back, penn state, stout_PMax UDR 01 copy… | Flickr

Higher resolution (5760 × 3840)

> Royal strip of purple glow along the edge of this lovely Ground Beetle (Carabus serratus) from Pennsylvania. Photograph by Dorcas Ogunbanwo

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3840809

> From Wild Art Photographer of the Year 2021 > > #1 Abstracts Gold Award Winner- Rachel Piper, United Kingdom. > > 'I took this photograph in an empty field one September morning, when the sun was still low in the sky; I was surrounded by spiders’ webs, which had been weaved on plants, and I became mesmerised by the beauty of the light falling on them. In order to capture the colourful spectrums, I selected the shallowest depth of field and chose my angle with care.'

Source with more pictures: Bavarian Forest - Bernhard Lang on Behance

Behance profile: https://www.behance.net/bernhardlang

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Website: https://www.bernhardlang.de

Source: ESA - Morbihan

> ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet spent six months on the International Space Station as part of his second mission Alpha. In his free time, like many astronauts, he enjoyed looking out of the Cupola windows at Earth. This collage of pictures shows Morbihan, France, made from many pictures mapped together, digitally rotated and assembled into this large collage. > > Thomas shared on his social media in French and English: > > "Carte postale des Maldives ? Et non, il s’agit ici du Morbihan ! Vous vous demandez peut-être pourquoi certaines de mes photos sont découpées étrangement ? Il s’agit de photos composites +, qui consistent en la combinaison de deux ou plusieurs images différentes pour en créer une nouvelle, avec la meilleure résolution possible sur la plus grande superficie.Bien que cela semble simple, la création d'une de ces images est un processus qui peut prendre des heures, surtout quand il s’agit ici de rendre le paysage le plus fidèle à la réalité et le plus précis possible, bon week-end à vous ! > > Brittany is one of the rainiest regions in France, but Britons usually deny it ! Well here’s evidence that it’s sometimes very sunny (on a cloudless composite a couple dozens of my ISS pictures)" > > Thomas asked to have the series of highly zoomed-in pictures aligned into this collage to show the area in detail. The International Space Station flies at roughly 400 km altitude so Thomas used the longest lenses available onboard.

From Wild Art Photographer of the Year 2021

#7 Abstracts – Highly Commended

'...On a warm summer’s day, I was in the field after rain. Water accumulated in a recess, and under the influence of the heat, interesting chemical and biological processes began in it. Fantastic colours and shapes were formed. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the right lens, but I decided to go back the next day, but unfortunately, during the night, all the formations disappeared.'

Found here

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3623675

> From Wild Art Photographer of the Year 2021 > > #11 Abstracts – Highly Commended > > '....In the early summer of 2019, I came upon a Common Green Darner Dragonfly emerging from the larval stage. This allowed an opportunity to photograph multiple compositions as well as various abstract imagery. By keeping the camera parallel to the subject, I was able to maintain sharpness throughout the details.' > > Found here

Close-up Photographer of the Year Contest: Winner, Intimate Landscape.

Source: Photo Contest Winners Celebrate Incredible Details of Our World

> “This is a reflection of a building at Canary Wharf in London taken in November. The water was moving in a very fluid way and I was there to try out my new Sony DSC-RX100M6 – I was particularly keen to test the camera’s fast burst and slow motion video modes. I was struggling to get it to focus on the water’s surface, but after about two hours of failed attempts it suddenly worked, and the results were amazing!”

Website: https://www.mikecurryphotography.com

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3522129

> via boingboing > > Also his website and Flickr

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3521187

> '.... a trained biochemist, he's able to use advanced microscopes and high-speed equipment to zoom in on these unseen details. What results is an image that's reminiscent of fish scales, but this particular scale-like anatomy appears much more delicate and feathery....' > > More here and his website

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3521780

> '....Perani uses a 10x microscope objective attached to a 200mm lens, which creates an almost nonexistent depth of field. “The lens must be moved no more than 3 microns per photo to achieve focus across the thickness of the subject which can be up to 8 millimeters,”...' > > More here, plus additional images on his website

Source: HiRISE | Icy Flows (ESP_078292_2175)

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'This micro-algae (Dunaliella salina) is plentiful in salt fields like the ones that Pettigiani photographed in the Camargue region of France'

Found here

One of the 'Winners of the 2022 World Nature Photography Awards....."Fungus Horizon” by Mr. Endy (Singapore). Silver, Plants and fungi. Subject: Crepidotus fungus. Location: Windsor Nature Park, Singapore...'

From My Modern Met

Also her website has loads of recipes and photos

From My Modern Met

Light Microscopy Awards Show Artistry of Scientific Imaging

'Honorable mention, Michael Shribak (USA) Diatoms are unicellular organisms, which can be found in the oceans, waterways, and soils of the world.'

More of his work here

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3394277

> More of his stunning landscapes on his website

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3393778

> A series of photographs 'Lava' from his website > > 'In March 2021, a volcanic eruption began in the Geldingadalir valley at Fagradalsfjall Mountain on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland.....'

Source with more pictures: Litli Hrutur - The Volcanic Eruption by Tobias Hägg (Behance)

> Litli Hrútur's Fiery Awakening: When Iceland's Land of Fire and Ice Roared to Life, Reminding Us of Nature's Unyielding Power.

[Image description: rounded clusters of mostly green lichen growing on a reddish tan rock. In a few spots, the lichen is orange, grey, or red.]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3144835

> [Image description: a hand holding a large beefsteak tomato bottom up, with grey stitching in a line along the bottom and up one side, and alternating thin swirled stripes of red, orange, and green spreading from the bottom stitching.]

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/4028597

> Source: Art (Arthur Anker) - Jewel caterpillar of a dalcerid moth (Acraga sp ?) | Flickr > > > Jewel caterpillar of a dalcerid moth (Acraga sp ?) > > > > foothills of Kanuku mountains, Guyana > > > > Paul (pbertner) should have some nice close-ups as well > >

Source: Dennis Kunkel - Rose Petal Upper Surface, SEM - Stock Image - F017/4069 - Science Photo Library

> Papillae on the upper surface of a rose flower petal (Rosa sp), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Papillae are projections from epidermal cells and in the rose they are conical in shape. The papillae surface is often covered in a thin layer of wax to reduce water evaporation in the flower. Rose flower petals are soft to the touch due to the numerous and tightly packed papillae. The rose flower is the most common and widely cultivated garden flower in the world. It is appreciated for its fragrance and beauty since ancient times. Rose oil (attar of rose) is the steam-extracted essential oil from rose flowers that has been used in perfumes for centuries. Rose water, made from the rose oil, is widely used in Asian and Middle Eastern cuisine. Rose hips are occasionally made into jam or jelly , brewed for tea or used for their high Vitamin C content. Magnification: x295 when shortest axis printed at 25 millimetres.

Not sure if this fits since technically the wall (and likely the fire) were man-made, but it's nature and chemistry that mutated the wall in this pattern. Will remove if not

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/3100803

> A series of a colorful and frozen winter landscape on the south coast of Iceland > > https://www.northlandscapes.com/portfolio/iceland-frozen-colors

Mold art.....enjoy :)

Source with even higher resolutions: HiRISE | Dramatic Changes over the South Polar Cap (ESP_058515_0955)

> ### Dramatic Changes over the South Polar Cap > > The south polar residual cap of carbon dioxide ice rapidly changes. This image was planned as an almost exact match to the illumination and viewing angles of a previous one we took in August 2009. > > The pits have all expanded and merged, and we can just barely see the patterns in the 2009 image compared to this January 2019 picture. The 2009 image is also brighter and bluer, with more seasonal frost and/or less dust over the surface. These images were both taken in late southern summer, but our 2019 picture is slightly later in the Martian season by about two weeks. > > This gap allowed for additional loss of frost that might make the surface darker, but there are also year-to-year changes. In particular, there was a near-global dust storm in the summer of 2018 and late southern spring on Mars, and extra deposits of dust would have warmed the surface and promoted even more disappearance of the frost. > > Written by: Alfred McEwen (audio: Tre Gibbs) (1 April 2019)