October 31, 2008
A rare glimpse through a Nikon inverted microscope at the tip of a glass micropipette containing bovine eggs being heated by flame has earned a U of S professor of veterinary biomedical sciences honorable mention in Nikon's annual Small World Photomicropgraphy Competition. Jaswant Singh merged a bright-field and a phase contrast image to create his entry which he then pseudo-coloured using Adobe Photoshop. The appeal for Singh was the symmetrical curves and vivid colours, but he said his 13-year-old son was more impressed with the resemblance of the original image to Darth Vader of Star Wars fame.
Above image: Dr. Jaswant Singh, University of Saskatchewan
Photo courtesy of Nikon Small World
Above images: Dr. Jaswant Singh, University of Saskatchewan
Photos courtesy of Nikon Small World
Login
Download the October 31st, 2008 Issue (PDF)
Make a Suggestion