2012 Photomicrography Competition

Surface of shark tanned skin (chromium compound was used for tanning process)

Tomasz Kozielec

Affiliation
Nicolaus Copernicus University
Department of Paper and Leather Conservation
Toruń, Woj. Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
Technique
Reflected Light
Magnification
40x

The shark skin is specific because it is very rare in historic collections and has a rough surface (like a kind of sand-paper).

Butterfly wing scales

Oleg Kolesnikov

Affiliation
Russian State Agrarian University - MTAA
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Moscow, Russia
Technique
Darkfield
Magnification
75x

Mushroom gills

Charles B. Krebs

Affiliation
Charles Krebs Photography
Issaquah, Washington, USA
Technique

Transmitted Light

Magnification
20x