Wildlife & Nature 2nd Place

Small, inconspicuous, mostly grey insects, spiders and crabs reveal many colours and interesting structures under high magnification and polarised backlight. All of these high-resolution photographs were taken through a microscope using a self-made setup, and the raw images were processed, stacked and retouched.

I have always enjoyed photography, but in recent years I have focussed on extreme macro and micro photography.
I have built my own equipment for this purpose. From the optics to the mechanics and electronics to the software.
I work in the range between 2:1 and 100:1 and use reflected and transmitted light.