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The Very Best Of Macro Photography Pt.5 [24 Pics]

Feb 3 2013

Another great compilation of the best in macro (and electron microscope) photography. Unlike previous macro posts, this post includes several non-nature related mind-boggling photos as well. Enjoy!

Ants by Geir Drange

Sugar crystals. Photo: Power And Syred/Science Photo Library.

Coral sand particles at 100x zoom. Photo by Dr. David Maitland.

A suture in a dog’s skin wound. Photo: Power And Syred/Science Photo Library.

Microchip surface at 500x zoom by Alfred Pasieka.

Broken hair at 1950x zoom.

Instant coffee at 26x zoom.

Shirt material at 40x zoom. Photo: Power And Syred/Science Photo Library.

Human eyelash hair at 50x zoom. Photo: Power And Syred/Science Photo Library.

Torn postage stamp at 26x zoom. Photo: Power And Syred/Science Photo Library.

Magnified dust particle at 22 million times.

Velcro magnified 15x. Photo: Power And Syred/Science Photo Library.

Toothbrush bristles magnified 40x. Photo: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library.

Guitar string (piano wire design) magnified 60x. Photo: Power And Syred/Science Photo Library.

The eye of a needle threaded with red cotton magnified 16x. Photo: Power And Syred/Science Photo Library.

Vinyl disc magnified 1000x.

20,000x magnification on a CD disc.

Salt and pepper magnified.

Pencil lead magnified.

Electric shaver and hairs.

Wasp's nest magnified 10x. Photo by Riccardo Taiariol.

Scales of Discus fish magnified 20x. Photo by Dr. Havi Sarfaty.

Shaving cream with water magnified 310x. Photo by Edwin Lee.

Micro leaf beetle on a pin head magnified 40x. Photo by Klaus Bolte.

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