[HN Gopher] Nikon's 2021 Photomicrography Competition Winners
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Nikon's 2021 Photomicrography Competition Winners
Author : WaitWaitWha
Score : 112 points
Date : 2021-09-15 17:22 UTC (5 hours ago)
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| coverband wrote:
| All of them are wonderful shots, but I especially liked the 16th
| place image:
| https://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/2021-photomicrogra...
| mwambua wrote:
| If you're into this sort of stuff, there's a relatively new
| Youtube Channel where the creator puts an interesting subject
| under an electron microscope and talks about it. I find his
| videography & micrography aesthetically pleasing, and even
| relaxing.
|
| https://www.youtube.com/c/Micrographia
| qwertox wrote:
| A very similar channel but focused on biology is "Journey to
| the Microcosmos". It's just as interesting and relaxing.
|
| https://www.youtube.com/c/microcosmos/videos
| spiraling_shape wrote:
| Not sure how much of a coincidence this is, but that series
| was co-created by Hank Green, who also happens to be one the
| judges from this competition.
| scns wrote:
| Thank you. Always grateful for stuff thats expands my
| horizon.
| qwertox wrote:
| The second place photo [1] is absolutely amazing. It looks like
| galaxies in the universe, and the clear separation between the
| two populations bridged by axons show the incredible level of
| control humanity has gained over our world. We're not there yet,
| but this photo shows us how extremely well we're doing.
|
| [2]
| https://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/2021-photomicrogra...
| bryan0 wrote:
| > A microfluidic device containing 300k networking neurons in 2
| isolated populations. Both sides were treated with a unique
| virus and bridged by axons.
|
| Any idea why they created such a device?
| twobitshifter wrote:
| Not sure if this is the exact study but it's probably what is
| going on.
| https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2426917/
| dandelany wrote:
| Probably studying axonal transport, the ability of some
| neuroinvasive viruses to spread from one neuron to the next
| via the axon & its connection to other cells.
| m_kos wrote:
| I just wanted to share that you can take a shot at
| photomicrography even on a very tight budget. Here are three
| pictures I took with my Pixel 2 and a $20 microscope from Amazon.
|
| https://imgbox.com/g/WQt0DyEtmV (fly's wings, salt cubes, a
| mashed raspberry)
|
| I am no photographer, so I am sure people who know more about it
| than me can take much better pictures. (And I'd love to see
| them!)
| lmilcin wrote:
| You can get very good results without any specialized
| equipment.
|
| There are tricks by using _reversed_ lenses. https://digital-
| photography-school.com/reverse-lens-macro-ph...
| zokier wrote:
| Kinda surprised to see a fairly boring snowflake picture at 14th
| place. Sure, it looks technically well executed and the black
| background makes for a clean picture, but still it looks pretty
| unremarkable to me.
| omoikane wrote:
| Perhaps you were looking for something like this?
|
| https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/science/snowflakes-photos...
|
| https://archive.is/OeBIb
| mkr-hn wrote:
| You try focus stacking at 4:1. I could barely get things in
| focus at 1:1. People who judge photography contests look for
| different things from most people.
|
| Here's a good video on what judges look for:
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcxcGBbLIwk
| WaitWaitWha wrote:
| don't forget how fast this also has to be done, since the
| crystals will change if the temperature, humidity, or
| pressure changes.
| edge17 wrote:
| Are these photos artificially colored or are these natural
| colors? (meaning, I guess everything is larger than the
| resolution of visible light)
|
| I've always wondered how these photos get taken. Do people also
| do videos?
| ghaff wrote:
| I'm guessing some combination of staining to accentuate
| detail/structure in the thing being photographed, manipulation
| of contrast/saturation/etc., and maybe some outright false
| color.
| carl_dr wrote:
| It's pretty obvious now I know what it means : Photomicrography,
| photography of objects under a microscope.
|
| Some of these photos are amazing, well worth spending 5 minutes
| of my day to slow down a bit and scroll through them.
|
| (Correction, 15 minutes. Don't miss the Honorable Mentions and
| Images of Distinction sections!)
| s0rce wrote:
| I love this competition. I got an honorable mention in grad
| school
| https://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/2009-photomicrogra...
| jason2323 wrote:
| Belated Congratulations!
| oblak wrote:
| Oh boy. Is it me or do these get better each? I've been planning
| to print a lot of those for our home. Not sure I am going to have
| enough wall surface area.
| philips wrote:
| Is there a place to get high resolution versions for print?
| oblak wrote:
| I don't have particularly big prints in mind. I thought if
| they look good enough for 24/27 inch 1080/1440 monitor, they
| ought to suffice for a print of similar size. Not a big
| expert, me
| memling wrote:
| check the dpi of your monitor. you'll want to consider that
| the pixel density of your monitor is not the same as a
| print. I printed six megapixel images at 8x10 inches and
| you could probably in with lower res at that size. I would
| be surprised to find that a 16x20 would work though.
| sveme wrote:
| Out of curiousity: Do they only accept images taken using Nikon
| microscopes, or do they also accept other microscope makers
| (Zeiss, Leica, Olympus)?
| teraflop wrote:
| > Images do not need to be taken with a Nikon-branded
| microscope.
|
| https://www.nikonsmallworld.com/galleries/photomicrography-c...
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| antattack wrote:
| Photomicrography - the world where phone camera has not yet
| conquered :)
|
| I like 15th place photo, btw.
| aidenn0 wrote:
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28542822
| overcast wrote:
| I'm sure that's next :) iPhone 13 just got Macro.
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