Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama
What is this? You’ll never be able to guess. It’s a foveola, the central region of the retina, in the back of your eye, magnified to 40 times its size. This amazing image by Hanen Khabou won 6th place in the 44th annual Nikon Small World Microphotography Competition. Photographers, scientists, imaging experts, and amateurs around the world submit their best images of the microscopic world we rarely get to see, and the 2018 winners have been selected.
Continue reading to see the top ten.
1st Place
Yousef Al Habshi
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Caption: Eye of a Metapocyrtus subquadrulifer beetle
Technique: Reflected Light
Objective Lens Magnification 20x
First place was awarded to Emirati photographer Yousef Al Habshi, who sees the eyes as the windows to stunning insect artwork and research. The 2018 winning image captures part of the compound eyes and surrounding greenish scales of an Asian Red Palm weevil. This type of Metapocyrtus subquadrulifer beetle is typically less than 11mm (0.43 in) in size and is found in the Philippines.
“Because of the variety of coloring and the lines that display in the eyes of insects, I feel like I’m photographing a collection of jewelry,” said Al Habshi.“ Not all people appreciate small species, particularly insects. Through photomicrography we can find a whole new, beautiful world which hasn’t been seen before. It’s like discovering what lies under the Ocean’s surface.”
While beautiful…
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