JMU Microscopy Photo Contest 2024

Winners

1st Place Faculty/Staff Award

A Different World

by Ray Martin

2nd Place Faculty/Staff Award

That's Bananas

by Ben Tanner

3rd Place Faculty/Staff Award

How Tangled My Hair Always Feels

by Sophia Lindauer

1st Place People's Choice Award

More than Meets the Eye(Shadow)

by Carly Burns

2nd Place People's Choice Award

Buggin' Out

by Ryan Peterson

All Entries

All specimens were prepared and imaged by students of the Fall 2024 BIO432/532 Light Microscopy class.

Lipgloss Be Poppin'

By Chelsea Donovan

Maybelline lip gloss in shade "Blissful Blush". Brightfield microscopy, 20x. 

Fermentation Station

By Alexander Busch

Image of Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). 40x.

Wing Bling

By Emma Privitera

Lantern fly wing. Phase contrast microscopy, 10x.

That's Bananas

By Ben Tanner

Inside of a banana. Darkfield microscopy, 20x

Buggin' Out

By Ryan Peterson

Fly wing vein and hairs. Darkfield microscopy, 40x.

A Different World

By Ray Martin

Pollen grain. Darkfield microscopy, 40x

Old Bay = Maryland Way

By Vanessa Rollins

Old Bay!! The best seasoning ever is pictured here. Phase microscopy, 10X.

Tiny Bridge

By Emily Myers

Tiny spider-web like structure that was located between the gills of a mushroom that was found outside of the Bioscience building. 10x. 

Dragon Scales

By Angel San Miguel

Dead oak leaf. 20x.

Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch

By Ryan Peterson

Crystallized honey from wildflower pollen. Polarization microscopy, 10x.

Drop of Dreams

By Caroline Poole

A drop of water on top of a leaf which provided the contrast to view the water. Brightfield microscopy, 20x.

Freshly mowed

By Vanessa Rollins

This blade of grass from the outside of Bioscience. In order to get this shot the middle part of the blade of grass was the only part that made it under the lens. Due to much of the grass beginning to die from being cut or browning due to most likely disease, this was the healthiest part. 40x.

Red Leaf

By Lexi Parsons

Leaf. Brightfield, 20x.

How Tangled My Hair Always Feels 

By Sophia Lindauer

Natural human hair and cotton strings. Polarization microscopy, 20x.

I Mite Be

By Ian McLellan

Spider mite mounted with water. Darkfield microscopy, 10x.

Rainbow Forest

By Payton Robinson

Many human hairs. Polarization microscopy, 10x.

Coming Up Roses

By Carly Burns

Flower petal obtained in Harrisonburg, VA. 20x.

Field of Flowers

By Ian McLellan

Stomatal print of Gingko biloba leaf prepared using nail polish and cellophane tape. Brightfield microscopy, 10x.

Green Eyed Monster

By Chelsea Donovan

Green leaf from outside Bioscience building. Brightfield microscopy, 10x. 

Colorful Paper

By Ben Tanner

Granulated watercolor on paper. 4 separate images compiled into one. 10x.

Up Close

By Ray Martin

Inside of banana peel. Phase Contrast microscopy, 40x

Bubbles

By Lexi Parsons

Bubbles. Phase contrast microscopy, 40x.

Is This a Double Rainbow?

By Sophia Lindauer

Wax scraped onto a slide. DIC microscopy, 20x. 

Sunset Palm

By Caroline Poole

A lone wing of an unknown insect. I thought this part was unique because it looked like a coconut tree not just the structure of the wing. Brightfield microscopy, 10x.

Glowing Spikes

By Payton Robinson

Pollen grains collected from a flower. Darkfield microscopy, 10x.

More than meets the eye(shadow)

By Carly Burns

Eyeshadow that glows under UV/black light. Interestingly, the eyeshadow mostly appears as a deep, gray-blue color, but the sparkles are all hot pink. 10x.