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.