2016 Photomicrography Competition

Ammonite shell (Placenticeras meeki)

Norm Barker

Affiliation
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Department of Pathology & Art as Applied to Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Technique
Reflected Light, Fiber Optic Illumination

This photograph shows ammonite shell under high magnification. Specimens such as this are sold for jewelry under the name amolite.

Interference patterns on a glycerin based soapy solution

Dr. Haris Antonopoulos

Location
Athens, Greece
Technique
Epi Brightfield Illumination
Magnification
10x

Microcrystal test for oxycodone using platinic bromide solution

Kelly Brinsko

Affiliation
McCrone Research Institute
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technique
Polarized Light
Magnification
200x