1979 Photomicrography Competition

Slide from small section of another slide. Finger holding grass.

Scott Mitchener

Location
San Carlos, California, USA
Technique
Interference (Hoffman prism) with Polarized Light

Crystal of neutral red dye precipated on fungal zoospore in sea water

James W. Fontaine

Affiliation
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
Technique
Nomarski Differential Interference Contrast
Magnification
100x

Resorcinol crystals heated and cooled quickly to recrystalize

Gerald W. Tonkovich

Affiliation
University of Illinois Springfield
Springfield, Illinois, USA
Technique
Nomarski Differential Interference Contrast
Magnification
160x