2nd Prize: Thomas Deerinck, University of California, San Diego
Subject: Rat brain cerebellum
Technique: Multiphoton photography
Magnification: 300xOlympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
2nd Prize: Thomas Deerinck, University of California, San Diego
Subject: Rat brain cerebellum
Technique: Multiphoton photography
Magnification: 300x
3rd Prize: Igor Siwanowicz, HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA
Subject: Barnacle appendages
Technique: Confocal microscopy
Magnification: 100xOlympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
3rd Prize: Igor Siwanowicz, HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA
Subject: Barnacle appendages
Technique: Confocal microscopy
Magnification: 100x
4th Prize: Csaba Pintér, Keszthely, Hungary
Subject: Phyllobius roboretanus weevils
Technique: Stereo microscopyOlympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
4th Prize: Csaba Pintér, Keszthely, Hungary
Subject: Phyllobius roboretanus weevils
Technique: Stereo microscopy
5th Prize: Madelyn May, Hano, NH
Subject: Rat brain cerebral cortex
Technique: Confocal microscopyOlympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
5th Prize: Madelyn May, Hano, NH
Subject: Rat brain cerebral cortex
Technique: Confocal microscopy
6th Prize: David Johnston, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
Subject: Magelonid polychaete worm larva from a plankton sample
Technique: Confocal microscopy
Magnification: 10xOlympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
6th Prize: David Johnston, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
Subject: Magelonid polychaete worm larva from a plankton sample
Technique: Confocal microscopy
Magnification: 10x
7th Prize: Oleksandr Holovachov, Ekuddsvagen, Sweden
Subject: Butter daisy (Melampodium divaricatum) flower
Technique: Fluorescence
Magnification: 2xOlympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
7th Prize: Oleksandr Holovachov, Ekuddsvagen, Sweden
Subject: Butter daisy (Melampodium divaricatum) flower
Technique: Fluorescence
Magnification: 2x
8th Prize: Matthew S. Lehnert and Ashley L. Lash, Kent State University at Stark, OH
Subject: Proboscis (mouthparts) of a vampire moth (Calyptra thalictri)
Technique: Confocal microscopy
Magnification: 10xOlympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
8th Prize: Matthew S. Lehnert and Ashley L. Lash, Kent State University at Stark, OH
Subject: Proboscis (mouthparts) of a vampire moth (Calyptra thalictri)
Technique: Confocal microscopy
Magnification: 10x
9th Prize: Igor Siwanowicz, HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA
Subject: Green coneheaded planthopper (Acanalonia conica) nymph with its gears
Technique: Confocal microscopy
Magnification: 200xOlympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition®
9th Prize: Igor Siwanowicz, HHMI Janelia Research Campus, Ashburn, VA
Subject: Green coneheaded planthopper (Acanalonia conica) nymph with its gears
Technique: Confocal microscopy
Magnification: 200x
Life is pretty interesting, and at the microscopic scale, it can also be beautiful, strange, intriguing, frightening and gross. The winning photos and videos from this year’s Olympus BioScapes competition span the whole range.
More Microscope Photography:
From rat brains to butter daisies to weevils and barnacle appendages, these microscope photos will amaze. First prize this year went to a video of a developing fruit fly embryo (below). Made from 30-second snippets pieced together from the first 24 hours of a fly’s life, this video is a fascinating view of cells multiplying and differentiating as the larva goes from a blob to a recognizable critter that starts to crawl away.
The second video below shows neural activity in a live zebrafish brain. The 100,000 or so neurons light up rapidly and individually, creating a light show that depicts the actual functioning of a vertebrate’s brain. The rest of the winners are still images in the gallery above.
All photos and videos used with permission from Olympus BioScapes.
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