Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition 2011

Via this Big Picture post I’ve learned about this year’s Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. As with any micro photography, the images are captivating and confusing. Half of them are so mesmerizing you’d want to use them for a wallpaper. And another half are so scary that you’d worry going to sleep for the next couple of days.

35 Years of Microscope’s Photography

Microscope : Carrot Seeds
Microscope : Carrot Seeds

Wired Science runs a post linking to tonnes of fascinating photographs done through a microscope lens.  Little things cropped and magnified look like matters from the other planets.  And only the best of the best of the best are selected…